Lichtenfels Weather in December
Lichtenfels in December
The short of it: Lichtenfels in December averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 66 mm · daylight 8 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Lichtenfels an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 66 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 4 min in mid-December, 51 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Lichtenfels runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bad Staffelstein, 6 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Lichtenfels, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad StaffelsteinBavaria | 6 km SW | 4° | -1° | 70 mm |
| CoburgBavaria | 14 km NNW | 3° | -1° | 71 mm |
| RödentalBavaria | 17 km N | 3° | -1° | 75 mm |
| Neustadt bei CoburgBavaria | 21 km NNE | 3° | -1° | 70 mm |
| KronachBavaria | 22 km ENE | 3° | -1° | 73 mm |
| MemmelsdorfBavaria | 25 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 64 mm |
| SonnebergThuringia | 25 km NNE | 3° | -2° | 80 mm |
| KulmbachBavaria | 28 km E | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |