Helmstedt Weather in December
Helmstedt in December
The short of it: Helmstedt in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 52 mm · daylight 7 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Helmstedt an average December high of 5°, a low of 0° and some 52 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 44 min in mid-December, 56 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Helmstedt runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Schöningen, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Helmstedt, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SchöningenLower Saxony | 10 km SSW | 5° | 0° | 46 mm |
| Königslutter am ElmLower Saxony | 13 km W | 5° | 0° | 52 mm |
| CremlingenLower Saxony | 24 km W | 5° | 0° | 53 mm |
| LehreLower Saxony | 26 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 52 mm |
| OscherslebenSaxony-Anhalt | 27 km SE | 5° | 0° | 35 mm |
| WolfsburgLower Saxony | 27 km NW | 5° | 0° | 52 mm |
| Haldensleben ISaxony-Anhalt | 28 km ENE | 5° | 0° | 42 mm |
| PrinzenparkLower Saxony | 32 km W | 5° | 1° | 52 mm |