Brilon Weather in December
Brilon in December
The short of it: Brilon in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 52 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 4° · low -1° · rain 118 mm · daylight 7 h 52 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Brilon an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 118 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 52 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, Brilon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Warstein, 16 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Brilon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 16 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 110 mm |
| MeschedeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 112 mm |
| KorbachHesse | 25 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 90 mm |
| SalzkottenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 31 km N | 6° | 1° | 79 mm |
| SchmallenbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km SW | 4° | -1° | 128 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 34 km W | 5° | 0° | 103 mm |
| LippstadtNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 35 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |
| SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 38 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |