Goslar Weather in December
Goslar in December
The short of it: Goslar in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 7 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 98 mm · daylight 7 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Goslar brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 98 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 47 min in mid-December, 55 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Goslar runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bad Harzburg, 9 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Goslar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad HarzburgLower Saxony | 9 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 71 mm |
| SeesenLower Saxony | 17 km W | 4° | 0° | 72 mm |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt | 25 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 63 mm |
| SalzgitterLower Saxony | 28 km N | 5° | 1° | 56 mm |
| WolfenbüttelLower Saxony | 30 km NNE | 5° | 1° | 55 mm |
| NortheimLower Saxony | 37 km SW | 5° | 0° | 57 mm |
| EinbeckLower Saxony | 39 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 59 mm |
| VecheldeLower Saxony | 40 km N | 5° | 1° | 56 mm |