Berlin Weather in December
Berlin in December
The short of it: Berlin in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 51 mm · daylight 7 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Berlin brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 51 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 40 min in mid-December, 57 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Berlin runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Mitte, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Berlin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MitteState of Berlin | 1 km SW | 5° | 0° | 51 mm |
| Prenzlauer BergState of Berlin | 2 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 50 mm |
| KreuzbergState of Berlin | 3 km S | 5° | 0° | 50 mm |
| FriedrichshainState of Berlin | 3 km ESE | 5° | 0° | 50 mm |
| GesundbrunnenState of Berlin | 3 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 50 mm |
| TreptowState of Berlin | 4 km SE | 5° | 0° | 49 mm |
| FennpfuhlState of Berlin | 4 km E | 5° | 0° | 49 mm |
| WeddingState of Berlin | 4 km NW | 5° | 0° | 50 mm |