When to go · Ålesund
Ålesund in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (short, wet, dark; many boats and museums on limited hours).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 5°C41°F / 1°C34°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 21
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (short, wet, dark; many boats and museums on limited hours).
Weather in December
- ÅlesundHighs around 5 °C, lows around 1 °C, rain on about 21 daysHighs around 41 °F, lows around 34 °F, rain on about 21 days
- Fjord coast, Norway · Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Geiranger, Ålesundrainy
Mild and very wet: Bergen averages rain on more than 200 days. Mountain roads (Trollstigen, Aurlandsfjellet, Sognefjellet) open late May–June and close in October — check.
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.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast