Cottbus Weather in December
Cottbus in December
The short of it: Cottbus in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 41 mm · daylight 7 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
December in Cottbus brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -1°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 49 min in mid-December, 55 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Cottbus runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Forst, 22 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Cottbus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForstBrandenburg | 22 km E | 4° | -1° | 40 mm |
| LubnjowBrandenburg | 28 km WNW | 5° | -1° | 38 mm |
| GubenBrandenburg | 34 km NE | 4° | -1° | 38 mm |
| SenftenbergBrandenburg | 34 km SW | 5° | -1° | 42 mm |
| GubinLubusz | 35 km NE | 4° | -1° | 37 mm |
| WeißwasserSaxony | 35 km SE | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |
| HoyerswerdaSaxony | 36 km S | 4° | -1° | 45 mm |
| LubinBrandenburg | 36 km WNW | 5° | -1° | 38 mm |