Altena Weather in December
Altena in December
The short of it: Altena in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 7 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 121 mm · daylight 7 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Altena brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 1°, with about 121 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 53 min in mid-December, 54 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Altena runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lüdenscheid, 9 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Altena, 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
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SSW | 5° | 0° | 130 mm |
| IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNE | 6° | 1° | 103 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 106 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 27 km N | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 28 km NW | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 28 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 30 km ENE | 5° | 0° | 103 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 36 km WNW | 6° | 2° | 105 mm |