Hernals Weather in December
Hernals in December
The short of it: Hernals in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 35 mm · daylight 8 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & August
Thirty years of records give Hernals an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 35 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 4°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 21 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Hernals runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Ottakring, 1 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Hernals, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OttakringVienna | 1 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 35 mm |
| WähringVienna | 3 km E | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| JosefstadtVienna | 3 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| DöblingVienna | 3 km NNE | 3° | -2° | 38 mm |
| FünfhausVienna | 3 km SSE | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| AlsergrundVienna | 3 km E | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| NeubauVienna | 4 km SE | 4° | -1° | 35 mm |
| PenzingVienna | 4 km SW | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |