Bottrop Weather in December
Bottrop in December
The short of it: Bottrop in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 87 mm · daylight 7 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & May
December in Bottrop brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 2°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 51 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Bottrop runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Gladbeck, 7 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Bottrop, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GladbeckNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 7 km NE | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 7 km SW | 7° | 2° | 85 mm |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SE | 6° | 2° | 96 mm |
| MülheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 89 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km E | 7° | 2° | 91 mm |
| DinslakenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 81 mm |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SW | 7° | 3° | 84 mm |
| DorstenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km N | 7° | 2° | 84 mm |