Dorstfeld Weather in December
Dorstfeld in December
The short of it: Dorstfeld in December averages a high of 6 °C (44 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 88 mm · daylight 7 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
December in Dorstfeld brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 51 min in mid-December, 54 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Dorstfeld runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Dortmund, 4 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Dorstfeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 4 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 8 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 95 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km W | 6° | 2° | 99 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km NNE | 7° | 1° | 79 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 106 mm |
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km W | 7° | 2° | 96 mm |