Esch Weather in December
Esch in December
The short of it: Esch in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 83 mm · daylight 8 h 25 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Esch an average December high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 83 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 4°, with nights near -2°. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 25 min in mid-December, 46 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Esch runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Salzburg, 6 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Esch, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SalzburgSalzburg | 6 km SW | 5° | -2° | 74 mm |
| FreilassingBavaria | 8 km W | 5° | -2° | 83 mm |
| AinringBavaria | 12 km WSW | 5° | -2° | 106 mm |
| LaufenBavaria | 16 km NW | 4° | -1° | 86 mm |
| HalleinSalzburg | 17 km S | 5° | -2° | 88 mm |
| Bad ReichenhallBavaria | 20 km SW | 5° | -2° | 121 mm |
| TeisendorfBavaria | 20 km W | 4° | -2° | 113 mm |
| BerchtesgadenBavaria | 24 km SSW | 4° | -3° | 98 mm |