Leipzig Weather in December
Leipzig in December
The short of it: Leipzig in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 37 mm · daylight 7 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Leipzig brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 53 min in mid-December, 54 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Leipzig runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gohlis, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Leipzig, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GohlisSaxony | 3 km N | 5° | 0° | 37 mm |
| MarkkleebergSaxony | 7 km S | 5° | 0° | 37 mm |
| TauchaSaxony | 9 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 41 mm |
| MarkranstädtSaxony | 11 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 36 mm |
| SchkeuditzSaxony | 12 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 34 mm |
| DelitzschSaxony | 21 km N | 5° | 0° | 38 mm |
| EilenburgSaxony | 23 km NE | 4° | -1° | 43 mm |
| BornaSaxony | 25 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 42 mm |