Erlangen Weather in December
Erlangen in December
The short of it: Erlangen in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (29 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 70 mm · daylight 8 h 9 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Erlangen an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 70 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 9 min in mid-December, 50 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Erlangen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Herzogenaurach, 9 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Erlangen, 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
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerzogenaurachBavaria | 9 km WSW | 4° | -2° | 68 mm |
| FürthBavaria | 13 km S | 4° | -2° | 62 mm |
| ForchheimBavaria | 15 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 64 mm |
| NurembergBavaria | 16 km SSE | 4° | -1° | 57 mm |
| ZirndorfBavaria | 17 km SSW | 4° | -2° | 62 mm |
| CadolzburgBavaria | 19 km SW | 4° | -2° | 66 mm |
| LangenzennBavaria | 19 km SW | 4° | -2° | 66 mm |
| Höchstadt an der AischBavaria | 19 km NW | 4° | -1° | 67 mm |