Alfter Weather in December
Alfter in December
The short of it: Alfter in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 62 mm · daylight 7 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Alfter an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 59 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Alfter runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Bornheim, 4 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Alfter, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BornheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 4 km NNW | 7° | 2° | 60 mm |
| BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km E | 7° | 2° | 64 mm |
| TroisdorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km NE | 7° | 2° | 70 mm |
| BrühlNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km NW | 7° | 2° | 60 mm |
| Sankt AugustinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ENE | 7° | 1° | 72 mm |
| Porz am RheinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km N | 7° | 2° | 72 mm |
| RodenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km N | 7° | 2° | 70 mm |
| EuskirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 55 mm |