Nuremberg Weather in December
Nuremberg in December
The short of it: Nuremberg in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 11 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 4° · low -1° · rain 57 mm · daylight 8 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Nuremberg an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 57 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 11 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Nuremberg runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Stein, 6 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Nuremberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SteinBavaria | 6 km SW | 4° | -2° | 58 mm |
| FürthBavaria | 7 km WNW | 4° | -2° | 62 mm |
| ZirndorfBavaria | 9 km W | 4° | -2° | 62 mm |
| OberasbachBavaria | 9 km WSW | 4° | -2° | 62 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 12 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |
| WendelsteinBavaria | 13 km SSE | 4° | -2° | 63 mm |
| FeuchtBavaria | 13 km SE | 4° | -2° | 72 mm |
| SchwabachBavaria | 14 km SSW | 4° | -2° | 60 mm |