Colmar Weather in December
Colmar in December
The short of it: Colmar in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 48 mm · daylight 8 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Colmar an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 48 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 23 min in mid-December, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and September.
Against its neighbours, Colmar runs about middling and drier than most in December. Breisach am Rhein, 18 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Colmar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breisach am RheinBaden-Wurttemberg | 18 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 87 mm |
| SélestatGrand Est | 21 km NNE | 6° | 1° | 65 mm |
| GuebwillerGrand Est | 22 km SSW | 5° | 0° | 92 mm |
| WittenheimGrand Est | 30 km S | 6° | 1° | 63 mm |
| UnterkrozingenBaden-Wurttemberg | 31 km SE | 6° | 1° | 63 mm |
| KingersheimGrand Est | 32 km S | 6° | 1° | 64 mm |
| IllzachGrand Est | 34 km S | 6° | 1° | 63 mm |
| MüllheimBaden-Wurttemberg | 37 km SE | 6° | 0° | 78 mm |