Dortmund Weather in December
Dortmund in December
The short of it: Dortmund 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 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 84 mm · daylight 7 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Dortmund an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 84 mm of rain. 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 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, Dortmund runs about middling and drier than most in December. Witten, 11 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Dortmund, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SW | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km WNW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km NNE | 7° | 1° | 79 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km E | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km W | 7° | 2° | 95 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km S | 6° | 1° | 106 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 99 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km WNW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |