Hilpoltstein Weather in December
Hilpoltstein in December
The short of it: Hilpoltstein in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 68 mm · daylight 8 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Hilpoltstein an average December high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 13 min in mid-December, 49 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 September and April.
Against its neighbours, Hilpoltstein runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Roth, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Hilpoltstein, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RothBavaria | 10 km NW | 4° | -2° | 63 mm |
| WendelsteinBavaria | 18 km N | 4° | -2° | 63 mm |
| SchwabachBavaria | 20 km NW | 4° | -2° | 60 mm |
| BurgthannBavaria | 20 km NNE | 3° | -2° | 78 mm |
| FeuchtBavaria | 21 km N | 4° | -2° | 72 mm |
| Neumarkt in der OberpfalzBavaria | 22 km ENE | 3° | -2° | 84 mm |
| Weißenburg in BayernBavaria | 24 km SW | 3° | -2° | 61 mm |
| Altdorf bei NürnbergBavaria | 25 km NNE | 3° | -2° | 84 mm |