Forchheim Weather in December
Forchheim in December
The short of it: Forchheim in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 64 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Forchheim brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Forchheim runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Hirschaid, 12 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Forchheim, 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–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HirschaidBavaria | 12 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 61 mm |
| ErlangenBavaria | 15 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 70 mm |
| Höchstadt an der AischBavaria | 18 km W | 4° | -1° | 67 mm |
| HerzogenaurachBavaria | 21 km SW | 4° | -2° | 68 mm |
| BambergBavaria | 23 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 59 mm |
| FürthBavaria | 27 km S | 4° | -2° | 62 mm |
| Lauf an der PegnitzBavaria | 28 km SE | 4° | -2° | 74 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 29 km SSE | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |