Kiruna climate

Kiruna Weather in December

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

Average highs run from -7°C on December 1 to -10°C on December 31, and lows from -13°C to -15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 40 mm over about 9 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kiruna, 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
-8°C
Average low
-14°C
Precipitation
40 mm
Reanalysis high
2°CDec 1, 1998
Reanalysis low
-28°CDec 28, 2002
Daylight
2 h 36 min to 0 h 00 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
97%
Dew point
-12°C
Wind
14.0 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 1-7°C-13°C2°C 1998-22°C 201238%
Dec 2-7°C-13°C1°C 1998-22°C 201238%
Dec 3-7°C-13°C-1°C 2013-20°C 200438%
Dec 4-7°C-13°C1°C 2019-19°C 199436%
Dec 5-7°C-13°C0°C 2019-21°C 201036%
Dec 6-7°C-13°C2°C 2000-21°C 201037%
Dec 7-7°C-13°C1°C 2000-22°C 199837%
Dec 8-7°C-13°C-1°C 1997-22°C 201337%
Dec 9-7°C-13°C0°C 2015-22°C 201337%
Dec 10-8°C-13°C1°C 1992-21°C 199336%
Dec 11-8°C-13°C1°C 2013-22°C 199636%
Dec 12-8°C-13°C1°C 2001-21°C 199635%
Dec 13-8°C-13°C0°C 2001-22°C 199634%
Dec 14-8°C-13°C1°C 2007-22°C 199334%
Dec 15-8°C-13°C1°C 1997-23°C 200934%
Dec 16-8°C-13°C2°C 1997-23°C 199932%
Dec 17-8°C-14°C1°C 2007-24°C 199932%
Dec 18-8°C-14°C2°C 2007-23°C 201032%
Dec 19-9°C-14°C2°C 2016-26°C 201033%
Dec 20-9°C-14°C1°C 2015-26°C 201033%
Dec 21-9°C-15°C1°C 2006-27°C 199533%
Dec 22-9°C-15°C1°C 2006-27°C 199533%
Dec 23-9°C-15°C0°C 1992-27°C 199832%
Dec 24-9°C-15°C0°C 1992-26°C 200932%
Dec 25-9°C-15°C1°C 2008-25°C 201233%
Dec 26-9°C-15°C1°C 2008-25°C 200233%
Dec 27-10°C-15°C-3°C 1999-25°C 199533%
Dec 28-10°C-15°C1°C 2016-28°C 200233%
Dec 29-10°C-15°C0°C 2008-27°C 200233%
Dec 30-10°C-15°C1°C 2014-26°C 200034%
Dec 31-10°C-15°C0°C 2008-25°C 200234%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kiruna, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

December 1
sunrise 10:10 AM, sunset 12:46 PM
December 31
sunrise , sunset

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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.