Amstetten Weather in December
Amstetten in December
The short of it: Amstetten in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 41 mm · daylight 8 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Amstetten an average December high of 4°, a low of -3° and some 41 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 4°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 22 min in mid-December, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Amstetten runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Ybbs an der Donau, 16 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Amstetten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ybbs an der DonauLower Austria | 16 km ENE | 4° | -3° | 38 mm |
| WieselburgLower Austria | 19 km E | 4° | -3° | 36 mm |
| PergUpper Austria | 23 km NW | 3° | -3° | 49 mm |
| ScheibbsLower Austria | 26 km ESE | 3° | -3° | 45 mm |
| Sankt ValentinLower Austria | 27 km W | 4° | -2° | 48 mm |
| SchwertbergUpper Austria | 27 km NW | 3° | -3° | 47 mm |
| EnnsUpper Austria | 31 km WNW | 4° | -2° | 49 mm |
| SteyrUpper Austria | 35 km WSW | 4° | -2° | 51 mm |