Pegnitz Weather in December
Pegnitz in December
The short of it: Pegnitz in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 92 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Pegnitz an average December high of 3°, a low of -2° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 92 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 min in mid-December, 50 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Pegnitz runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bayreuth, 22 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Pegnitz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 19 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BayreuthBavaria | 22 km N | 4° | -1° | 71 mm |
| HersbruckBavaria | 28 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 89 mm |
| Sulzbach-RosenbergBavaria | 32 km SSE | 3° | -2° | 81 mm |
| Lauf an der PegnitzBavaria | 32 km SW | 4° | -2° | 74 mm |
| ForchheimBavaria | 35 km W | 4° | -1° | 64 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 37 km SW | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |
| KulmbachBavaria | 39 km N | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |
| HirschaidBavaria | 40 km W | 4° | -1° | 61 mm |