Climate averages 1991–2020
Växjö weather
in December.
A cold month with moderate precipitation: the 10th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Växjö: daytime highs average 1.6°C and nights cool to about -1.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 55 mm of precipitation on roughly 12 days, which makes December a month with moderate precipitation (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 6 h 53 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jönköping (108 km away). In December its highs average 1.9°C, about as warm as Växjö, with 53 mm of precipitation.
Among the 21 cities listed in Sweden, Växjö ranks 13th of 21 for the warmest December highs and joint 15th of 21 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 1.6°C; Växjö is level with that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 0.5°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 55 mm to 51 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Växjö climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 51 | 11.2 | 7.57 h |
| February | 1.2°C-3.8°C | -3.8°C | 42 | 9.7 | 9.49 h |
| March | 4.5°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 39 | 9.5 | 11.812 h |
| April | 10.5°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 40 | 8.9 | 14.214 h |
| May | 15.6°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 58 | 11.8 | 16.416 h |
| June | 18.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 76 | 12.8 | 17.718 h |
| July | 20.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 88 | 13.4 | 17.217 h |
| August | 19.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 76 | 13.0 | 15.215 h |
| September | 15.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 59 | 10.6 | 12.813 h |
| October | 9.7°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 61 | 11.2 | 10.410 h |
| November | 4.8°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 54 | 11.4 | 8.28 h |
| December, selected | 1.6°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 55 | 11.9 | 6.97 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Jönköping in DecemberSweden · 108 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -1.2°C · 53 mm precipitation
- Halmstad in DecemberSweden · 121 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -0.3°C · 73 mm rain
- Borås in DecemberSweden · 146 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -1.5°C · 75 mm precipitation
- Helsingborg in DecemberSweden · 159 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low 0.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Lund in DecemberSweden · 164 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -0.3°C · 55 mm rain
- Linköping in DecemberSweden · 177 kmHigh 1.7°C · Low -2.0°C · 45 mm precipitation
- Malmö in DecemberSweden · 180 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low 0.4°C · 53 mm rain
- Copenhagen in DecemberDenmark · 192 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low 0.9°C · 53 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Växjö) is explained once on the Växjö year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.