When to go · Kirkenes
Kirkenes in December
Great month. Inside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- −5°C (23°F)23°F (−5°C) / −13°C (9°F)9°F (−13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Inside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Kirkenes in this guide.
Weather in December
- KirkenesHighs around -5 °C (23 °F), lows around -13 °C (9 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 23 °F (-5 °C), lows around 9 °F (-13 °C), rain on about 12 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Norway
Christmas Eve afternoon onwards everything closes; restaurants shut 24–25 Dec.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- Medium
- Prices · Norway overall
- Medium
Norway overall: Christmas markets in Oslo and Bergen; polar night and auroras in the north; closures 24–26 Dec.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kirkenes, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: -5 °C (23 °F)23 °F (-5 °C)
Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Night low
Dec: -13 °C (9 °F)9 °F (-13 °C)
Jan: -16 °C (3 °F)3 °F (-16 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 12
Jan: 12
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
Dec: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: Inside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.
January: Inside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.
Kirkenes: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast