Plauen Weather in December
Plauen in December
The short of it: Plauen in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -1 °C (29 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 1 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 52 mm · daylight 8 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
December in Plauen brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -1°, with about 52 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 1 min in mid-December, 52 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, Plauen runs about middling and drier than most in December. Oelsnitz, 9 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Plauen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OelsnitzSaxony | 9 km SSE | 3° | -2° | 54 mm |
| Reichenbach/VogtlandSaxony | 18 km NE | 3° | -1° | 51 mm |
| GreizThuringia | 18 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| AuerbachSaxony | 19 km E | 3° | -2° | 60 mm |
| Zeulenroda-TriebesThuringia | 20 km NNW | 3° | -1° | 55 mm |
| ZeulenrodaThuringia | 20 km NNW | 3° | -1° | 55 mm |
| HofBavaria | 26 km SW | 2° | -2° | 75 mm |
| AšCarlsbad Region | 31 km S | 2° | -3° | 73 mm |