Mainz Weather in December
Mainz in December
The short of it: Mainz in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 55 mm · daylight 8 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & June
December in Mainz brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 55 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 6 min in mid-December, 51 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Mainz runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Biebrich, 7 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Mainz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiebrichHesse | 7 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 54 mm |
| Rüsselsheim am MainHesse | 10 km E | 6° | 1° | 54 mm |
| WiesbadenHesse | 12 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| DotzheimHesse | 12 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 59 mm |
| Hofheim am TaunusHesse | 17 km NE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| TaunussteinHesse | 21 km NNW | 4° | 0° | 79 mm |
| KelkheimHesse | 21 km NE | 5° | 0° | 71 mm |
| Mörfelden-WalldorfHesse | 22 km E | 5° | 1° | 61 mm |