Västervik weather in December

In December, Västervik sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 6.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Västervik's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Västervik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
8:42 AM – 2:57 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Västervik is urban area in Västervik Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ · 2017

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Västervik reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Västervik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Västervik weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°389.76.270.0
Feb / -2°369.16.68.90.0
Mar / -0°308.13.311.40.1
Apr / 327.31.3141.4
May12° / 449.40.116.33.5
Jun17° / 11°5810.2017.65.4
Jul20° / 14°6710.4017.16.3
Aug20° / 14°6010.6015.16.2
Sep16° / 11°529.3012.55.0
Oct11° / 58110.1102.4
Nov / 5912.32.47.60.5
Dec / 5011.24.76.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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21882
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Västervik gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Humidity in December

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Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 21 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:22 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 3:05 PM to 3:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.78:223:05
26.78:243:04
36.68:253:03
46.68:273:02
56.58:283:01
66.58:303:00
76.58:313:00
86.48:332:59
96.48:342:59
106.48:352:58
116.48:372:58
126.38:382:58
136.38:392:57
146.38:402:57
156.38:412:57
166.38:422:57
176.28:432:57
186.28:442:57
196.28:442:58
206.28:452:58
216.28:462:58
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236.28:472:59
246.28:473:00
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276.28:483:02
286.38:483:03
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306.38:483:05
316.38:473:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.28 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Västervik?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Västervik.

What to pack for Västervik in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Västervik sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Västervik in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
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Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Västervik in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Västervik peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Västervik?

Västervik sits at 57.8°N, 16.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Oskarshamn, 56 km away.

LinköpingNorrköpingVisbyNyköpingNässjöKalmarMotala

Topography around Västervik

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Västervik.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Västervik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m.

The land around Västervik is covered by trees (43%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

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60 m
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December weather nearby: Oskarshamn 56 km · Linköping 94 km · Norrköping 97 km · Visby 99 km · Nyköping 113 km · Nässjö 116 km · Kalmar 123 km · Motala 128 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Västervik (57.7584°, 16.6373°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).