Östersund climate

Östersund Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Östersund, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from -4°C on December 1 to -6°C on December 31, and lows from -9°C to -11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 53 mm over about 12 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Östersund, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-10010151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
-5°C
Average low
-10°C
Precipitation
53 mm
Reanalysis high
4°CDec 23, 2006
Reanalysis low
-27°CDec 28, 1993
Daylight
5 h 26 min to 4 h 49 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
99%
Dew point
-8°C
Wind
9.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 1-4°C-9°C2°C 2011-18°C 201041%
Dec 2-4°C-9°C3°C 1998-21°C 201042%
Dec 3-4°C-9°C1°C 2013-21°C 201043%
Dec 4-4°C-9°C0°C 2006-21°C 201042%
Dec 5-4°C-9°C1°C 2016-22°C 201243%
Dec 6-4°C-9°C1°C 2000-20°C 201242%
Dec 7-4°C-9°C0°C 2003-20°C 199942%
Dec 8-4°C-9°C1°C 2004-22°C 200241%
Dec 9-4°C-9°C2°C 2016-22°C 199941%
Dec 10-4°C-9°C1°C 2001-20°C 199942%
Dec 11-4°C-9°C2°C 2013-21°C 199943%
Dec 12-4°C-9°C2°C 2013-22°C 199943%
Dec 13-4°C-10°C2°C 2001-21°C 201243%
Dec 14-4°C-10°C1°C 2004-25°C 199643%
Dec 15-4°C-10°C2°C 1998-23°C 199942%
Dec 16-5°C-10°C3°C 2001-21°C 200942%
Dec 17-5°C-10°C2°C 2003-24°C 200941%
Dec 18-5°C-10°C2°C 2016-26°C 200942%
Dec 19-5°C-11°C2°C 2016-21°C 200042%
Dec 20-5°C-11°C2°C 2006-23°C 200043%
Dec 21-5°C-11°C2°C 2006-24°C 201042%
Dec 22-5°C-11°C2°C 2006-24°C 201043%
Dec 23-5°C-11°C4°C 2006-23°C 200944%
Dec 24-6°C-11°C3°C 2006-25°C 201043%
Dec 25-6°C-11°C0°C 2011-24°C 201043%
Dec 26-6°C-11°C3°C 2006-21°C 200244%
Dec 27-6°C-11°C3°C 2006-21°C 200943%
Dec 28-6°C-11°C3°C 2006-27°C 199344%
Dec 29-6°C-11°C0°C 2013-23°C 201044%
Dec 30-6°C-11°C1°C 2016-26°C 200245%
Dec 31-6°C-11°C2°C 2014-24°C 200045%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Östersund, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

December 1
sunrise 9:07 AM, sunset 2:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 9:40 AM, sunset 2:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.