Weather in Kiruna in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kiruna in December
Going from a maximum of +30°F during the day to a minimum of -13°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +12°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 54% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°F to 0°F.
Is Kiruna warm or cold in December?
Kiruna is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +23°F to +18°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°F to +5°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Kiruna, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kiruna in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°F | +18°F | +14°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -26°F | -35°F | -38°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +46°F | +43°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 1 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 83% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1005 HPa | 1002 HPa | 1003 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 13 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +23°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +18°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 2 mm to 1 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kiruna is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Kiruna.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Kiruna?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Kiruna in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+31°F) and the highest in 2020 (+39°F). The driest year was 1994 with only 161 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2004 with 567 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kiruna, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
