Hamburg Weather in December
Hamburg in December
The short of it: Hamburg in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 29 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 76 mm · daylight 7 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Hamburg brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 29 min in mid-December, 60 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, Hamburg runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Hamburg-Mitte, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Hamburg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg-MitteHamburg | 2 km E | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| St. PauliHamburg | 2 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| Altona-AltstadtHamburg | 3 km W | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| EimsbüttelHamburg | 4 km NW | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| Altona-NordHamburg | 4 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| Hoheluft-OstHamburg | 4 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 77 mm |
| AltonaHamburg | 4 km W | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| EilbekHamburg | 4 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |