Average temperature in December is 4.5 °C
Average daytime temperature is 5.9 °C
Average night temperature is 3.1 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 10 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -1.3 °C
Number of sunny days: 1
Number of rainy days: 29
Number of snow days: 1
Precipitation sum: 183 mm
* Weather data for Tórshavn Faroe Islands is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| December (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 7 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 10 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 3 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Apparent max temperature | -1.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -1.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1 | -1.9 | -4.2 | -3.5 | 2.4 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -2 | -5.7 | -4.3 | -3.1 | -1 |
| Mean temperature | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -2.7 | -2.9 | -1.8 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -2.6 | -3 | -1.8 | 2.7 | -1.9 | -2.4 | -3.4 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -5.2 | -4.7 | -5.4 | -7 | -8.4 | -6.3 | -7.3 | -3.9 | -4.3 | -7.2 | -7.7 | -6.3 | -4.7 | -7.2 |
| Minimum temperature | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | -0.6 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| Apparent min temperature | -2 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -4.8 | -6.9 | -4.2 | -3.7 | -2.7 | -3.2 | -4.6 | -6.7 | -5.5 | -3.9 | -4.3 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 8 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.9 | 23.2 |
| Precipitation hours | 18 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 27.8 | 29.8 | 15.5 | 23.2 | 21.9 | 27.6 | 45.6 | 49.7 | 48 | 44.9 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 59.1 | 52 | 56.8 | 48.8 | 50 | 59.5 | 37.5 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 32.4 | 46.6 | 56.2 | 33 | 36.7 | 62.6 | 63.4 | 48 | 50.9 | 73.5 |
In December 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Tórshavn was 10°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -1.3°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during December in Tórshavn are 3.1°C and 5.9°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in December is about 183 mm.