Essen Weather in December
Essen in December
The short of it: Essen in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 78 mm · daylight 7 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Essen brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 38 min in mid-December, 58 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Essen runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Cloppenburg, 16 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Essen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CloppenburgLower Saxony | 16 km NNE | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| LohneLower Saxony | 21 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 73 mm |
| VechtaLower Saxony | 24 km E | 6° | 1° | 70 mm |
| BramscheLower Saxony | 35 km S | 6° | 1° | 81 mm |
| WallenhorstLower Saxony | 42 km S | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| MeppenLower Saxony | 44 km W | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| LingenLower Saxony | 47 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 75 mm |
| HarenLower Saxony | 47 km W | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |