Murmansk weather in December
In December, Murmansk has daytime highs averaging -5.6 °C, nights around -10 °C, with 8.5 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- -5.6°C Average high
- -10.5°C Average low
- 8.5days Wet days
- 28mm Rainfall
- 0h Daylight
Daily temperatures through December
How December develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 December | -4.2 °C | -8.8 °C | 30 % |
| 11–20 December | -4.6 °C | -9.8 °C | 30 % |
| 21–31 December | -7.8 °C | -12.6 °C | 23 % |
- Average highs fall from -4.2 °C early in December to -7.8 °C by the end of it.
- Rain is most likely over days 1–10 of December (30 % of days) and least likely over days 21–31 (23 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 30 of 31 | 98 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 8.5 of 31 | 28 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | -8.0 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 5.2 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | -32 °C |
| Relative humidity | 86 % |
| Wind speed | 16 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 85 % |
Where Murmansk ranks in December
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Europe in December | 33rd of 50 | 28 mm |
| The coolest places in Europe in December | 49th of 50 | -5.6 °C |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.2 °C | 26 mm | 84 % |
| February | -7.9 °C | 22 mm | 82 % |
| October | 2.4 °C | 56 mm | 82 % |
| November | -3.1 °C | 30 mm | 87 % |
| December | -5.6 °C | 28 mm | 85 % |
See all twelve months for Murmansk
- December is the 10th warmest month here.
- It is the 3rd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 11th for least cloud cover.
- The sun does not rise in Murmansk in December — this is polar night.
- It rains on 8.5 of 31 days — 28 % of the month.
- Nights are about 4.9 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 5.2 °C, 11 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsDecember in Murmansk, answered
How warm is Murmansk in December?
Daily highs average -5.6 °C and nights fall to about -10 °C, a spread of 4.9 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 10th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Murmansk in December?
December averages 28 mm of rain, spread over about 9 of the 31 days — 28 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 85 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
Murmansk averages 0 hours between sunrise and sunset in December. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.