Passau Weather in December
Passau in December
The short of it: Passau in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 72 mm · daylight 8 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Passau brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -2°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 19 min in mid-December, 48 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Passau runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Fürstenzell, 10 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Passau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FürstenzellBavaria | 10 km WSW | 3° | -2° | 70 mm |
| OrtenburgBavaria | 16 km W | 3° | -2° | 70 mm |
| HauzenbergBavaria | 17 km ENE | 2° | -3° | 91 mm |
| VilshofenBavaria | 19 km WNW | 3° | -2° | 72 mm |
| PockingBavaria | 20 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 65 mm |
| Bad GriesbachBavaria | 22 km SW | 3° | -2° | 67 mm |
| WaldkirchenBavaria | 22 km NE | 2° | -3° | 96 mm |
| FreyungBavaria | 28 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 111 mm |