Schladming Weather in December
Schladming in December
The short of it: Schladming in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 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 84 mm · daylight 8 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Schladming an average December high of 2°, a low of -5° and some 84 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 2°; nights run about -5°. Wet spells are common — about 84 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, Schladming runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Altenmarkt im Pongau, 20 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Schladming, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altenmarkt im PongauSalzburg | 20 km W | 2° | -5° | 89 mm |
| BischofshofenSalzburg | 35 km W | 4° | -4° | 87 mm |
| Sankt Johann im PongauSalzburg | 37 km W | 3° | -4° | 82 mm |
| GrossarlSalzburg | 41 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 77 mm |
| Sankt Veit im PongauSalzburg | 41 km W | 3° | -5° | 83 mm |
| LiezenStyria | 45 km ENE | 2° | -5° | 57 mm |
| EbenseeUpper Austria | 47 km N | 3° | -2° | 104 mm |
| Bad GasteinSalzburg | 52 km SW | 1° | -6° | 88 mm |