Kiel Weather in December
Kiel in December
The short of it: Kiel in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 20 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 5° · low 1° · rain 76 mm · daylight 7 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Kiel an average December high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 76 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 20 min in mid-December, 62 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, Kiel runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Kronshagen, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Kiel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KronshagenSchleswig-Holstein | 4 km WNW | 5° | 1° | 75 mm |
| ElmschenhagenSchleswig-Holstein | 5 km SE | 5° | 1° | 78 mm |
| AltenholzSchleswig-Holstein | 9 km N | 5° | 1° | 73 mm |
| PreetzSchleswig-Holstein | 13 km SE | 5° | 1° | 77 mm |
| EckernfördeSchleswig-Holstein | 25 km NW | 5° | 1° | 79 mm |
| PlönSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km SE | 6° | 1° | 74 mm |
| TungendorfSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km SSW | 5° | 1° | 84 mm |
| Brachenfeld-RuthenbergSchleswig-Holstein | 29 km SSW | 5° | 1° | 84 mm |