Oberalm Weather in December
Oberalm in December
The short of it: Oberalm in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 26 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 5° · low -2° · rain 88 mm · daylight 8 h 26 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Oberalm an average December high of 5°, a low of -2° and some 88 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 5°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 26 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, Oberalm runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Hallein, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Oberalm, 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
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HalleinSalzburg | 2 km S | 5° | -2° | 88 mm |
| BerchtesgadenBavaria | 11 km SW | 4° | -3° | 98 mm |
| BischofswiesenBavaria | 12 km SW | 4° | -3° | 100 mm |
| SalzburgSalzburg | 12 km NNW | 5° | -2° | 74 mm |
| Bad ReichenhallBavaria | 17 km WNW | 5° | -2° | 121 mm |
| AinringBavaria | 17 km NW | 5° | -2° | 106 mm |
| FreilassingBavaria | 18 km NNW | 5° | -2° | 83 mm |
| TeisendorfBavaria | 27 km NW | 4° | -2° | 113 mm |