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December Weather in Stokmarknes Norway

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 37°F to 35°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 45°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 30°F to 27°F, rarely falling below 16°F or exceeding 39°F.

For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Stokmarknes typically range from 50°F to 60°F, while on February 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 26°F to 34°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Stokmarknes

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Stokmarknes

Average Hourly Temperature in December in StokmarknesDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Sand Point, Alaska, United States (3,877 miles away) and Kodiak Station, Alaska, United States (3,690 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Stokmarknes (view comparison).

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The month of December in Stokmarknes experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 76% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 25% of the time.

For reference, on January 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 77%, while on June 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 47%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Stokmarknes

Cloud Cover Categories in December in StokmarknesDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 125%Dec 125%Dec 3124%Dec 3124%Dec 1123%Dec 1123%Dec 2124%Dec 2124%clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Stokmarknes, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 48% and ending it at 44%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 48% on December 4, and its lowest chance is 25% on June 4.

Over the course of December in Stokmarknes, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 33% to 25%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 8% to 11%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 7% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Stokmarknes

Probability of Precipitation in December in StokmarknesDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%NovJanDec 448%Dec 448%Dec 3144%Dec 3144%Dec 2144%Dec 2144%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Stokmarknes is decreasing, starting the month at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.4 inches or falls below 1.0 inches, and ending the month at 2.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.1 inches or falls below 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Stokmarknes

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during December in Stokmarknes is increasing, starting the month at 5.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.9 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 6.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.1 inches or falls below 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in December in Stokmarknes

Average Monthly Snowfall in December in StokmarknesDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 in16 in16 in18 in18 inNovJanDec 15.0 inDec 15.0 inDec 316.9 inDec 316.9 inDec 115.9 inDec 115.9 inDec 216.6 inDec 216.6 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Due to its extreme latitude, Stokmarknes experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

In the winter in Stokmarknes during 2024, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 1.2 months, setting at 12:06 PM on December 3, and not rising again until 11:42 AM on January 9. As such, polar night begins in December on and lasts beyond the end of the month.

The longest day of the month is December 1, with 1 hour, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Stokmarknes

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Stokmarknes is 11:05 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 28 minutes later at 11:33 AM on December 3.

The latest sunset is 12:33 PM on December 1 and the earliest sunset is 26 minutes earlier at 12:06 PM on December 3.

Daylight saving time is observed in Stokmarknes during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Stokmarknes

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in StokmarknesDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNovJan11:33 AM11:33 AMDec 312:06 PMDec 312:06 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Stokmarknes

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in StokmarknesDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan000
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Stokmarknes

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in StokmarknesDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PMDec 1510:02 AMDec 1510:02 AMJan 1311:28 PMJan 1311:28 PM8:45 AM8:45 AM2:07 PM2:07 PM12:30 PM12:30 PM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%11:51 AMS245,879 mi
2
2%12:49 PMS243,815 mi
3
5%1:48 PMS241,687 mi
4
11%2:48 PMS239,538 mi
5
19%3:45 PMS237,393 mi
6
29%2:23 PMSSE6:55 PMSSW-4:39 PMS235,266 mi
7
39%1:41 PMSE9:22 PMWSW-5:30 PMS233,188 mi
8
50%1:13 PMESE11:30 PMWSW-6:18 PMS231,222 mi
9
63%12:50 PME--7:05 PMS229,471 mi
10
74%-1:35 AMW12:27 PMENE7:53 PMS228,081 mi
11
84%-3:46 AMWNW12:00 PMNE8:42 PMS227,221 mi
12
92%-6:16 AMNW11:19 AMNNE9:34 PMS227,060 mi
13
97%10:31 PMS227,723 mi
14
100%11:30 PMS229,257 mi
15
100%--
16
100%12:30 AMS231,598 mi
17
97%1:29 AMS234,574 mi
18
91%2:23 AMS237,930 mi
19
84%-1:24 PMNNW6:24 PMNE3:13 AMS241,370 mi
20
76%-12:47 PMNW8:33 PMENE3:59 AMS244,607 mi
21
67%-12:22 PMWNW10:23 PMENE4:40 AMS247,386 mi
22
50%-12:01 PMW-5:20 AMS249,509 mi
23
47%12:07 AME11:42 AMW-5:59 AMS250,845 mi
24
38%1:50 AMESE11:21 AMWSW-6:38 AMS251,333 mi
25
29%3:39 AMSE10:55 AMSW-7:18 AMS250,981 mi
26
20%5:47 AMSSE10:16 AMSSW-8:02 AMS249,861 mi
27
13%8:49 AMS248,101 mi
28
7%9:41 AMS245,870 mi
29
3%10:38 AMS243,366 mi
30
0%11:38 AMS240,791 mi
31
0%12:39 PMS238,329 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Stokmarknes is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Stokmarknes

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in StokmarknesDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Stokmarknes is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 14.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 23, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.8 miles per hour, while on July 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Stokmarknes

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Stokmarknes throughout December is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 41% on December 1.

Wind Direction in December in Stokmarknes

Wind Direction in December in StokmarknesDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Stokmarknes is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Stokmarknes is gradually decreasing during December, falling by 2°F, from 44°F to 42°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in December in Stokmarknes

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Stokmarknes typically lasts for 5.1 months (156 days), from around May 4 to around October 8, rarely starting before April 17 or after May 22, and rarely ending before September 18 or after October 28.

The month of December in Stokmarknes is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Stokmarknes

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in StokmarknesDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan-0%Dec 16-0%Dec 16freezingvery coldcoldfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Stokmarknes are essentially constant during December, remaining around 416°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in December in Stokmarknes

Growing Degree Days in December in StokmarknesDec1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°F450°F450°F500°F500°F550°F550°F600°F600°FNovJanDec 1416°FDec 1416°FDec 31416°FDec 31416°FDec 11416°FDec 11416°FDec 21416°FDec 21416°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Stokmarknes is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0.0 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 0.0 kWh on December 22.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Stokmarknes

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in StokmarknesDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.00 kWh0.00 kWh0.05 kWh0.05 kWh0.10 kWh0.10 kWh0.15 kWh0.15 kWh0.20 kWh0.20 kWh0.25 kWh0.25 kWh0.30 kWh0.30 kWh0.35 kWh0.35 kWhNovJanDec 220.0 kWhDec 220.0 kWhDec 10.0 kWhDec 10.0 kWhDec 110.0 kWhDec 110.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Stokmarknes are 68.565 deg latitude, 14.911 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Stokmarknes contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,640 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 220 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,956 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,042 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Stokmarknes is covered by water (33%), trees (28%), artificial surfaces (12%), and herbaceous vegetation (10%), within 10 miles by water (55%) and trees (20%), and within 50 miles by water (67%) and trees (13%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Stokmarknes, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Stokmarknes.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Stokmarknes according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Stokmarknes is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Stokmarknes and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Stokmarknes and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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