Aachen Weather in December
Aachen in December
The short of it: Aachen in December averages a high of 6 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 2° · rain 89 mm · daylight 7 h 58 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Aachen an average December high of 6°, a low of 2° and some 89 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 58 min in mid-December, 53 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Aachen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kerkrade, 10 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Aachen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 18 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KerkradeLimburg | 10 km N | 7° | 2° | 84 mm |
| StolbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km E | 6° | 2° | 83 mm |
| HerzogenrathNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km N | 7° | 2° | 82 mm |
| AlsdorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km NNE | 7° | 2° | 78 mm |
| HeerlenLimburg | 14 km NNW | 7° | 2° | 78 mm |
| EschweilerNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 75 mm |
| VerviersWallonia | 26 km SW | 6° | 1° | 98 mm |
| MaastrichtLimburg | 29 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 75 mm |