Dessau Weather in December
Dessau in December
The short of it: Dessau 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 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 41 mm · daylight 7 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Dessau an average December high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 41 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 48 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Dessau runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Zerbst, 18 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Dessau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZerbstSaxony-Anhalt | 18 km NW | 4° | -1° | 42 mm |
| WolfenSaxony-Anhalt | 20 km S | 4° | 0° | 39 mm |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt | 21 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 42 mm |
| Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt | 25 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 39 mm |
| WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt | 28 km E | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |
| BernburgSaxony-Anhalt | 35 km W | 5° | 0° | 36 mm |
| DelitzschSaxony | 35 km S | 5° | 0° | 38 mm |
| SchönebeckSaxony-Anhalt | 40 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 37 mm |