Werfen Weather in December
Werfen in December
The short of it: Werfen in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 89 mm · daylight 8 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Werfen an average December high of 4°, a low of -4° and some 89 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -4°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 28 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Werfen runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Bischofshofen, 7 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Werfen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 9.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BischofshofenSalzburg | 7 km SSE | 4° | -4° | 87 mm |
| Schönau am KönigsseeBavaria | 21 km NW | 4° | -3° | 100 mm |
| BerchtesgadenBavaria | 22 km NW | 4° | -3° | 98 mm |
| BischofswiesenBavaria | 23 km NW | 4° | -3° | 100 mm |
| HalleinSalzburg | 24 km NNW | 5° | -2° | 88 mm |
| Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerSalzburg | 26 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 87 mm |
| Zell am SeeSalzburg | 34 km WSW | 3° | -5° | 78 mm |
| Bad ReichenhallBavaria | 37 km NW | 5° | -2° | 121 mm |