Norway in December
December is one of Norway's weaker months (rank 11 of 12): its 12 destinations average 41/100, led by Hemsedal at 87 — -6°C and 15 rainy days — while Bergen is warmer at 2°C and scores 30.
#11 of 12 months for Norway · 12 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇳🇴 Norway, month by month
41/100 in DecemberWhere in Norway in December
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Norway in December
- Nobel Peace Prize ceremony · Oslo · 10–11 Dec
- Gingerbread City · Bergen · 14 Nov – 10 Jan
- Bergen Christmas Market · Bergen · 20 Nov – 22 Dec
- Christmas closures · Ålesund and 4 more places · 24–26 Dec
- Aurora season · Tromsø and 3 more places · 15 Sep – 5 Apr (usually)
- Orca and humpback in the fjords · Tromsø · 1 Nov – 20 Jan (usually)
- Christmas and New Year · Hemsedal · 18 Dec – 10 Jan
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 4 of Norway's 6 well-known places this month.