Oelsnitz Weather in December
Oelsnitz in December
The short of it: Oelsnitz in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -1° · rain 51 mm · daylight 7 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Oelsnitz an average December high of 3°, a low of -1° and some 51 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -1°. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 59 min in mid-December, 53 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Oelsnitz runs about middling and about as wet in December. Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 8 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Oelsnitz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohenstein-ErnstthalSaxony | 8 km N | 3° | -1° | 53 mm |
| ZwickauSaxony | 15 km W | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |
| AueSaxony | 15 km S | 3° | -1° | 50 mm |
| GlauchauSaxony | 15 km NW | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| SchneebergSaxony | 15 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 55 mm |
| Limbach-OberfrohnaSaxony | 15 km NNE | 3° | -1° | 52 mm |
| ChemnitzSaxony | 20 km NE | 4° | -1° | 52 mm |
| MeeraneSaxony | 21 km NW | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |