Athus Weather in December
Athus in December
The short of it: Athus in December averages a high of 5 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 122 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Athus an average December high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 122 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 122 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 10 min in mid-December, 50 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Athus runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Aubange, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Athus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 33 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AubangeWallonia | 2 km W | 6° | 1° | 122 mm |
| LongwyGrand Est | 7 km SW | 5° | 0° | 125 mm |
| VilleruptGrand Est | 13 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 118 mm |
| Esch-sur-AlzetteEsch-sur-Alzette | 13 km SE | 5° | 0° | 116 mm |
| ArlonWallonia | 13 km N | 5° | 0° | 128 mm |
| BelairLuxembourg | 20 km ENE | 5° | 0° | 103 mm |
| DudelangeEsch-sur-Alzette | 20 km ESE | 5° | 0° | 104 mm |
| GasperichLuxembourg | 21 km E | 5° | 0° | 103 mm |