Otepää Weather in December
Otepää in December
The short of it: Otepää in December averages a high of -0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 6 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -5° · rain 44 mm · daylight 6 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
December in Otepää brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -5°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 0°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 29 min in mid-December, 77 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Otepää runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Puka, 16 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Otepää, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PukaValgamaa | 16 km W | 0° | -5° | 47 mm |
| KäärdiTartu | 17 km NNW | 0° | -4° | 45 mm |
| KanepiPõlvamaa | 17 km ESE | 0° | -5° | 42 mm |
| RõnguTartu | 18 km WNW | 0° | -4° | 48 mm |
| ElvaTartu | 19 km NNW | 0° | -4° | 45 mm |
| Vana-AntslaVõrumaa | 21 km S | 0° | -4° | 43 mm |
| Suure-KambjaTartu | 22 km NE | 0° | -5° | 41 mm |
| KambjaTartu | 23 km NNE | 0° | -5° | 41 mm |