Melk Weather in December
Melk in December
The short of it: Melk in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 34 mm · daylight 8 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Melk an average December high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 34 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -2°. Rain is modest, about 34 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 September and April.
Against its neighbours, Melk runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Spratzern, 22 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Melk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpratzernLower Austria | 22 km ESE | 4° | -3° | 36 mm |
| Sankt PöltenLower Austria | 23 km E | 4° | -2° | 35 mm |
| WilhelmsburgLower Austria | 24 km ESE | 4° | -3° | 40 mm |
| Krems an der DonauLower Austria | 29 km NE | 4° | -2° | 26 mm |
| AmstettenLower Austria | 36 km WSW | 4° | -3° | 41 mm |
| PergUpper Austria | 52 km W | 3° | -3° | 49 mm |
| HornLower Austria | 54 km NNE | 3° | -3° | 28 mm |
| TullnLower Austria | 55 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 29 mm |