Weather in Skelleftea in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Skelleftea in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +21°F with a maximum of +39°F and a minimum of +1°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°F to +10°F.
Is Skelleftea warm or cold in December?
Skelleftea is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +34°F to +27°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +25°F to +18°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 Skelleftea, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Skelleftea in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +34°F | +27°F | +23°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°F | -20°F | -42°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +50°F | +48°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 17 mm | 7 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 86% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1005 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 14 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting colder in December. From +34°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +27°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 17 mm to 7 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 87% to 86%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 3 to 4.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 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 Skelleftea is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Skelleftea.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Skelleftea?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Skelleftea in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+38°F) and the highest in 2020 (+49°F). The driest year was 2002 with only 221 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 687 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Skelleftea, 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.