Sautens Weather in December
Sautens in December
The short of it: Sautens in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 30 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 1° · low -5° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sautens an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 76 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 30 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, Sautens runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Imst, 10 km to the WNW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Sautens, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h