Hildesheim Weather in December
Hildesheim in December
The short of it: Hildesheim in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 60 mm · daylight 7 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Hildesheim an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 4th 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Hildesheim runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sarstedt, 11 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Hildesheim, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SarstedtLower Saxony | 11 km NW | 6° | 1° | 60 mm |
| SehndeLower Saxony | 18 km N | 5° | 1° | 60 mm |
| AlfeldLower Saxony | 21 km SSW | 5° | 0° | 65 mm |
| LaatzenLower Saxony | 21 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 61 mm |
| BemerodeLower Saxony | 24 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 61 mm |
| HemmingenLower Saxony | 24 km NW | 6° | 1° | 60 mm |
| LehrteLower Saxony | 25 km N | 5° | 1° | 60 mm |
| PeineLower Saxony | 27 km NE | 6° | 1° | 58 mm |