Datteln Weather in December
Datteln in December
The short of it: Datteln in December averages a high of 6 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 7 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 84 mm · daylight 7 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Datteln brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 50 min in mid-December, 55 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Datteln runs about middling and drier than most in December. Recklinghausen, 11 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Datteln, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SSW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km ESE | 7° | 1° | 79 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 95 mm |
| MarlNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km W | 6° | 2° | 88 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| BergkamenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km ESE | 7° | 1° | 78 mm |