Köln Weather in December
Köln in December
The short of it: Köln in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 7 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 3° · rain 72 mm · daylight 7 h 57 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & May
December in Köln brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 3°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 57 min in mid-December, 53 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Köln runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Nippes, 4 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Köln, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NippesNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 4 km N | 7° | 3° | 74 mm |
| RodenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 5 km SE | 7° | 2° | 70 mm |
| HürthNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SW | 7° | 2° | 62 mm |
| Porz am RheinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SE | 7° | 2° | 72 mm |
| LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NNE | 7° | 3° | 78 mm |
| Bergisch GladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 93 mm |
| KerpenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 59 mm |
| LangenfeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km N | 7° | 2° | 83 mm |