Dorsten Weather in December
Dorsten in December
The short of it: Dorsten in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 7 h 49 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 7° · low 2° · rain 84 mm · daylight 7 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
December in Dorsten brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 2°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. 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 49 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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Dorsten runs about middling and drier than most in December. Marl, 9 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Dorsten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarlNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km E | 6° | 2° | 88 mm |
| GladbeckNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km S | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ESE | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km S | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km ESE | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| DinslakenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km SW | 7° | 2° | 81 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 91 mm |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 85 mm |