Ries Weather in December
Ries in December
The short of it: Ries in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 40 mm · daylight 8 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Ries an average December high of 4°, a low of -3° and some 40 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 31 min in mid-December, 45 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 March.
Against its neighbours, Ries runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Mariatrost, 2 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Ries, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MariatrostStyria | 2 km NW | 4° | -3° | 43 mm |
| WaltendorfStyria | 2 km SW | 4° | -3° | 40 mm |
| Sankt LeonhardStyria | 3 km SW | 4° | -3° | 39 mm |
| GeidorfStyria | 3 km W | 4° | -3° | 40 mm |
| GrazStyria | 4 km WSW | 4° | -3° | 39 mm |
| Sankt PeterStyria | 4 km SSW | 4° | -3° | 40 mm |
| JakominiStyria | 4 km SW | 4° | -3° | 39 mm |
| Hart bei GrazStyria | 5 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 43 mm |