Potsdam Weather in December
Potsdam in December
The short of it: Potsdam in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 7 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 0° · rain 47 mm · daylight 7 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Potsdam an average December high of 4°, a low of 0° and some 47 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 42 min in mid-December, 57 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Potsdam runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Zehlendorf, 13 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Potsdam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZehlendorfState of Berlin | 13 km ENE | 4° | 0° | 48 mm |
| WilhelmstadtState of Berlin | 16 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 48 mm |
| StaakenState of Berlin | 16 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 48 mm |
| LichterfeldeState of Berlin | 17 km ENE | 4° | 0° | 48 mm |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg | 18 km N | 5° | 0° | 47 mm |
| Falkenhagener FeldState of Berlin | 18 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 48 mm |
| SteglitzState of Berlin | 19 km ENE | 4° | 0° | 48 mm |
| SpandauState of Berlin | 19 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 48 mm |