Ellwangen Weather in December
Ellwangen in December
The short of it: Ellwangen in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 81 mm · daylight 8 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Ellwangen an average December high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 81 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 15 min in mid-December, 49 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Ellwangen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Aalen, 14 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Ellwangen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 19 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AalenBaden-Wurttemberg | 14 km SSW | 4° | -2° | 76 mm |
| CrailsheimBaden-Wurttemberg | 20 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 81 mm |
| NördlingenBavaria | 29 km ESE | 4° | -2° | 64 mm |
| Schwäbisch GmündBaden-Wurttemberg | 30 km SW | 5° | -1° | 85 mm |
| Heidenheim an der BrenzBaden-Wurttemberg | 32 km S | 3° | -2° | 72 mm |
| Schwäbisch HallBaden-Wurttemberg | 33 km WNW | 5° | -1° | 101 mm |
| Giengen an der BrenzBaden-Wurttemberg | 39 km SSE | 4° | -2° | 65 mm |
| EislingenBaden-Wurttemberg | 43 km SW | 5° | -1° | 77 mm |