Meiningen Weather in December
Meiningen in December
The short of it: Meiningen in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Meiningen an average December high of 3°, a low of -2° and some 76 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 0 min in mid-December, 52 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Meiningen runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Schmalkalden, 17 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Meiningen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SchmalkaldenThuringia | 17 km N | 3° | -1° | 75 mm |
| Steinbach-HallenbergThuringia | 18 km NE | 3° | -2° | 86 mm |
| Zella-MehlisThuringia | 20 km ENE | 2° | -2° | 100 mm |
| SuhlThuringia | 20 km ENE | 2° | -2° | 87 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 27 km SE | 3° | -2° | 80 mm |
| Bad SalzungenThuringia | 30 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 66 mm |
| Bad Neustadt an der SaaleBavaria | 31 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |
| IlmenauThuringia | 38 km ENE | 3° | -2° | 78 mm |