When to go · Værøy
Værøy in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (storms, few ferries, ice).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C) / −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 19
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (storms, few ferries, ice).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Værøy's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, puffins until early Aug).
- JulyGreatInside Værøy's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, puffins until early Aug).
- AugustGreatInside Værøy's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, puffins until early Aug).
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, puffins until early Aug)). Across Norway: Fruit blossom in Hardanger, 17 May celebrations; mountain roads still closed early in the month.
Weather in December
- VærøyHighs around 3 °C (37 °F), lows around -1 °C (30 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 37 °F (3 °C), lows around 30 °F (-1 °C), rain on about 19 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 Værøy, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Night low
Dec: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 19
Jun: 11 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
Dec: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (storms, few ferries, ice).
June: Inside Værøy's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, puffins until early Aug).
Værøy: 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