Average temperature in December is -2.7 °C
Average daytime temperature is -1.1 °C
Average night temperature is -4.2 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 3.3 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -10.4 °C
Number of sunny days: 5
Number of rainy days: 10
Number of snow days: 16
Precipitation sum: 58 mm
* Weather data for Olonkinbyen Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -1.2 | -2 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.6 | -4.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -1 | -2.7 | -5.9 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -1 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -5.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -7.8 | -6.4 | -5.4 |
| Apparent max temperature | -8.5 | -7.1 | -4.5 | -4.7 | -7.7 | -7.9 | -5.4 | -6.9 | -8.1 | -9.4 | -3.7 | -2.9 | -5.7 | -5.5 | -5.6 | -4.4 | -4 | -4.6 | -8.1 | -13.2 | -9.3 | -10.5 | -10.7 | -11.3 | -11.6 | -14.6 | -8.1 | -7.3 | -16.6 | -14.4 | -10.2 |
| Mean temperature | -2.2 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -2.8 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -3.8 | -5.4 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -2.6 | -4.3 | -7 | -4 | -2.9 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -2.7 | -8 | -4.4 | -3.4 | -9.3 | -7.3 | -6.6 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -10 | -9.8 | -6.7 | -8 | -9.4 | -9.4 | -7.7 | -9.3 | -14.2 | -13.3 | -10.3 | -9.9 | -9.2 | -9 | -10.7 | -11.2 | -9.2 | -8.3 | -14 | -15.8 | -15.6 | -15.8 | -14.6 | -14.4 | -13.9 | -19 | -15.4 | -16.4 | -19.1 | -16.4 | -17.7 |
| Minimum temperature | -2.9 | -2.8 | 1 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -3.5 | -2.2 | -3.4 | -6.3 | -6.2 | -4.4 | -3.2 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -2.1 | -3.8 | -6.3 | -7.8 | -7.2 | -3.9 | -1.7 | -2 | -4.8 | -9.6 | -7.4 | -8.4 | -10.4 | -8.1 | -8.2 |
| Apparent min temperature | -9.2 | -9.1 | -5.4 | -6.2 | -8.7 | -8.9 | -6.7 | -8.2 | -10.7 | -11.1 | -7.5 | -6.8 | -7.3 | -6.9 | -7 | -8.2 | -6.2 | -7.1 | -10.5 | -15.1 | -12.7 | -13.7 | -12.7 | -13.1 | -12.5 | -17 | -12.6 | -11.5 | -18.1 | -15.1 | -14.2 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 38.4 | 44.6 | 38.7 | 33.1 | 35.7 | 29.7 | 22.2 | 36.4 | 32.6 | 27.2 | 30.1 | 34.9 | 49.7 | 57.4 | 64 | 61.1 | 40.2 | 16.6 | 30.9 | 36.5 | 58.2 | 68.2 | 69.8 | 66.9 | 52 | 43.9 | 55.9 | 44.7 | 42.2 | 41.1 | 42.4 |
In December 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Olonkinbyen was 3.3°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -10.4°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during December in Olonkinbyen are -4.2°C and -1.1°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in December is about 58 mm.