Oberstdorf Weather in December
Oberstdorf in December
The short of it: Oberstdorf in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 123 mm · daylight 8 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Oberstdorf an average December high of 4°, a low of -4° and some 123 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 4°, with nights near -4°. Wet spells are common — about 123 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 28 min in mid-December, 45 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Oberstdorf runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Sonthofen, 12 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Oberstdorf, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonthofenBavaria | 12 km N | 4° | -4° | 121 mm |
| Immenstadt im AllgäuBavaria | 18 km NNW | 4° | -3° | 121 mm |
| Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria | 36 km N | 5° | -3° | 93 mm |
| IsnyBaden-Wurttemberg | 37 km NNW | 4° | -2° | 122 mm |
| FüssenBavaria | 37 km ENE | 4° | -2° | 77 mm |
| LindenbergBavaria | 37 km NW | 4° | -2° | 115 mm |
| ImstTyrol | 39 km ESE | 4° | -3° | 59 mm |
| DornbirnVorarlberg | 40 km W | 5° | 0° | 92 mm |