Halberstadt Weather in December
Halberstadt in December
The short of it: Halberstadt in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 35 mm · daylight 7 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Halberstadt brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -1°, with about 35 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 8th 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. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Halberstadt runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Quedlinburg, 14 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Halberstadt, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuedlinburgSaxony-Anhalt | 14 km SSE | 5° | -1° | 30 mm |
| BlankenburgSaxony-Anhalt | 14 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 72 mm |
| ThaleSaxony-Anhalt | 16 km S | 3° | -1° | 71 mm |
| OscherslebenSaxony-Anhalt | 19 km NE | 5° | 0° | 35 mm |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt | 20 km WSW | 4° | -1° | 63 mm |
| SchöningenLower Saxony | 28 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 46 mm |
| AscherslebenSaxony-Anhalt | 32 km ESE | 5° | -1° | 37 mm |
| Bad HarzburgLower Saxony | 34 km W | 4° | -1° | 71 mm |