Herford Weather in December
Herford in December
The short of it: Herford in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 2° · rain 79 mm · daylight 7 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Herford an average December high of 6°, a low of 2° and some 79 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 45 min in mid-December, 56 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Herford runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Bad Salzuflen, 6 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Herford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd 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 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad SalzuflenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 79 mm |
| LöhneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 8 km N | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| BündeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 77 mm |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km SW | 6° | 1° | 82 mm |
| Bad OeynhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km NE | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| LageNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| LemgoNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 82 mm |
| Porta WestfalicaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km NE | 6° | 1° | 73 mm |