Mannheim Weather in December
Mannheim in December
The short of it: Mannheim in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 56 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Mannheim an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 56 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 10 min in mid-December, 50 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Mannheim runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Mannheim, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz | 2 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 55 mm |
| FrankenthalRheinland-Pfalz | 10 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 53 mm |
| ViernheimHesse | 10 km NE | 6° | 1° | 57 mm |
| LampertheimHesse | 12 km N | 6° | 1° | 53 mm |
| WeinheimBaden-Wurttemberg | 16 km ENE | 5° | 1° | 85 mm |
| WormsRheinland-Pfalz | 18 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 50 mm |
| HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg | 19 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 79 mm |
| SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz | 19 km S | 6° | 1° | 66 mm |