Herdecke Weather in December
Herdecke in December
The short of it: Herdecke in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 7 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 100 mm · daylight 7 h 52 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Herdecke an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 52 min in mid-December, 54 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Herdecke runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Hagen, 5 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Herdecke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 5 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 106 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 8 km NW | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km N | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km W | 6° | 2° | 105 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km WNW | 6° | 2° | 99 mm |
| IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km E | 6° | 1° | 103 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km NNW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km NW | 7° | 2° | 95 mm |