Ottensen Weather in December
Ottensen in December
The short of it: Ottensen in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 29 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 75 mm · daylight 7 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ottensen an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 75 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 29 min in mid-December, 60 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, Ottensen runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Altona, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Ottensen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AltonaHamburg | 1 km SE | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| Altona-NordHamburg | 2 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| Altona-AltstadtHamburg | 2 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| EimsbüttelHamburg | 3 km NE | 6° | 1° | 75 mm |
| StellingenHamburg | 4 km N | 5° | 1° | 76 mm |
| OsdorfHamburg | 5 km WNW | 5° | 1° | 74 mm |
| LurupHamburg | 5 km NW | 5° | 1° | 76 mm |
| Hoheluft-OstHamburg | 5 km NE | 6° | 1° | 77 mm |