Ilmenau Weather in December
Ilmenau in December
The short of it: Ilmenau in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 78 mm · daylight 7 h 59 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Ilmenau brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -2°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 59 min in mid-December, 52 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Ilmenau runs about middling and drier than most in December. Arnstadt, 18 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ilmenau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArnstadtThuringia | 18 km N | 4° | -1° | 39 mm |
| SuhlThuringia | 18 km WSW | 2° | -2° | 87 mm |
| Zella-MehlisThuringia | 18 km W | 2° | -2° | 100 mm |
| Steinbach-HallenbergThuringia | 25 km W | 3° | -2° | 86 mm |
| RudolstadtThuringia | 30 km E | 4° | -1° | 48 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 32 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 80 mm |
| SaalfeldThuringia | 32 km E | 4° | -1° | 52 mm |
| GothaThuringia | 33 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 56 mm |