Minden Weather in December
Minden in December
The short of it: Minden in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 7 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 71 mm · daylight 7 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Minden brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 43 min in mid-December, 56 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Minden runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Porta Westfalica, 7 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Minden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porta WestfalicaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 7 km S | 6° | 1° | 73 mm |
| PetershagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km NNE | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |
| Bad OeynhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km SW | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| RintelnLower Saxony | 16 km SE | 6° | 1° | 72 mm |
| LöhneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km SW | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| LübbeckeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km W | 6° | 1° | 72 mm |
| EspelkampNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 67 mm |
| BündeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 25 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 77 mm |