Saalbach Weather in December
Saalbach in December
The short of it: Saalbach in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -5° · rain 80 mm · daylight 8 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Saalbach an average December high of 2°, a low of -5° and some 80 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 28 min in mid-December, 45 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Saalbach runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Zell am See, 14 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Saalbach, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zell am SeeSalzburg | 14 km ESE | 3° | -5° | 78 mm |
| Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerSalzburg | 16 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 87 mm |
| KitzbühelTyrol | 19 km WNW | 3° | -4° | 79 mm |
| Sankt Johann in TirolTyrol | 22 km NW | 4° | -4° | 87 mm |
| BischofswiesenBavaria | 37 km NE | 4° | -3° | 100 mm |
| BerchtesgadenBavaria | 38 km NE | 4° | -3° | 98 mm |
| KufsteinTyrol | 41 km WNW | 4° | -3° | 83 mm |
| KiefersfeldenBavaria | 42 km NW | 4° | -2° | 86 mm |