Elmshorn Weather in December
Elmshorn in December
The short of it: Elmshorn in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 79 mm · daylight 7 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Elmshorn an average December high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 79 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 27 min in mid-December, 61 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Elmshorn runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Pinneberg, 13 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Elmshorn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PinnebergSchleswig-Holstein | 13 km SE | 5° | 1° | 76 mm |
| WedelSchleswig-Holstein | 19 km S | 5° | 1° | 74 mm |
| SchnelsenHamburg | 21 km SE | 5° | 1° | 78 mm |
| Hansestadt StadeLower Saxony | 21 km SW | 5° | 1° | 74 mm |
| ItzehoeSchleswig-Holstein | 21 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 86 mm |
| NorderstedtSchleswig-Holstein | 22 km ESE | 5° | 1° | 81 mm |
| LurupHamburg | 22 km SE | 5° | 1° | 76 mm |
| EidelstedtHamburg | 23 km SE | 5° | 1° | 76 mm |