Arnstadt Weather in December
Arnstadt in December
The short of it: Arnstadt in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 39 mm · daylight 7 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
December in Arnstadt brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 8th 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. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Arnstadt runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Erfurt, 16 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Arnstadt, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ErfurtThuringia | 16 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 32 mm |
| IlmenauThuringia | 18 km S | 3° | -2° | 78 mm |
| GothaThuringia | 21 km NW | 4° | -1° | 56 mm |
| WaltershausenThuringia | 28 km WNW | 3° | -1° | 69 mm |
| Zella-MehlisThuringia | 29 km SW | 2° | -2° | 100 mm |
| RudolstadtThuringia | 30 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 48 mm |
| WeimarThuringia | 31 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |
| SuhlThuringia | 31 km SW | 2° | -2° | 87 mm |