Cuxhaven Weather in December
Cuxhaven in December
The short of it: Cuxhaven in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 2° · rain 78 mm · daylight 7 h 25 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
December in Cuxhaven brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 2°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 25 min in mid-December, 61 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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Cuxhaven runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Brunsbüttel, 27 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Cuxhaven, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrunsbüttelSchleswig-Holstein | 27 km E | 5° | 1° | 75 mm |
| LangenLower Saxony | 30 km SSW | 5° | 2° | 70 mm |
| BremerhavenBremen | 36 km SSW | 5° | 2° | 69 mm |
| SchiffdorfLower Saxony | 38 km S | 5° | 1° | 68 mm |
| NordenhamLower Saxony | 43 km SSW | 5° | 2° | 70 mm |
| LoxstedtLower Saxony | 44 km S | 5° | 1° | 67 mm |
| HeideSchleswig-Holstein | 45 km NE | 5° | 1° | 85 mm |
| DrochtersenLower Saxony | 48 km ESE | 5° | 1° | 77 mm |