Visby weather in December
December in Visby: cold, a little rain, with clean air — one of the weakest months to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Visby · #1371 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 28/100 (tier F)
- Days
- 5°C
- Nights
- 1°C
- Wet days
- 13
- Sun
- 1.8 h
- Humidity
- 85%
- Daylight
- 7 h
Traveller notes on Visby in December
A Gotland forum thread put it well: December here is dark, wet, and windy, and any snow that falls before Christmas usually doesn't stick around - more often it turns to sleet or freezing rain before it can settle. That matches what the numbers show: barely six and a half hours of daylight and less than two hours of actual sunshine most days, with highs only just above freezing. Visby's medieval old town still looks beautiful under string lights, but pack a proper waterproof coat over a snow jacket - you're more likely to be walking through slush than powder.
Other months in Visby
Early June gets you Gotland at its best and its emptiest — the forum rates late May and early June as when nature peaks and the crowds have not arrived, with weather notably better than the rest of the Scandinavian peninsula and less rain. Eighteen hours of daylight, 21°C days. The catch is that quite a few restaurants and cafés do not open until mid-June, so early June trades company for closures. The other timing note: Visby's Medieval Week — authentic dress, feasts and jousting inside the 13th-century walls — is an August event, not a June one.
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Visby climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Visby in December
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyChristmas holidays in Sweden, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Visby's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherVisby's weather peaks June–August, best around July.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Visby in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Out of season inside the wall
1 Oct – 15 Apr · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosuresMost of the summer restaurants and half the shops close, the ferry drops to a thin timetable, and the ruins are yours. It is a genuinely different town, and a cold one on a Baltic wind.
- Festival
Medieval Christmas market
3–8 Dec · usuallyChristmas & New YearThe Medieval Week organisers run a Christmas version in the first week of December, with stalls and firelight in the old streets. It is the one weekend the winter town fills up again. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Visby — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Visby?
Visby in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Visby?
- December in Visby: cold, a little rain, with clean air — one of the weakest months to visit. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Visby on SeasonMap's comfort score (28/100).
- What is the weather like in Visby in December?
- In December, Visby averages a daily high of 4.6°C and a low of 0.6°C, with about 54.9 mm of rain over roughly 12.5 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Visby in December?
- Visby has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 29 in December.
- Does it snow in Visby in December?
- Visby sees roughly 6.8 cm of snowfall in December.
Within 300 km: Stockholm's Christmas markets and Lucia around 22 Nov – 23 Dec.