Erkrath Weather in December
Erkrath in December
The short of it: Erkrath in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 89 mm · daylight 7 h 54 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
December in Erkrath brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 2°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 54 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Erkrath runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Hilden, 6 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Erkrath, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 16 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HildenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 89 mm |
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km W | 7° | 2° | 79 mm |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNW | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |
| LangenfeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 83 mm |
| SolingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 119 mm |
| DormagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 75 mm |
| VelbertNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km NE | 6° | 2° | 110 mm |
| NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km W | 7° | 2° | 74 mm |