Herne Weather in December
Herne in December
The short of it: Herne in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 95 mm · daylight 7 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Herne an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 95 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 51 min in mid-December, 55 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Herne runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Castrop-Rauxel, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Herne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km S | 6° | 2° | 99 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SW | 7° | 2° | 96 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 91 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km SE | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km S | 6° | 2° | 105 mm |