Ratekau Weather in December
Ratekau in December
The short of it: Ratekau in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 68 mm · daylight 7 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ratekau an average December high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 25 min in mid-December, 61 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ratekau runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Lübeck, 9 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Ratekau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LübeckSchleswig-Holstein | 9 km SSW | 5° | 0° | 68 mm |
| Bad OldesloeSchleswig-Holstein | 28 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 84 mm |
| AhrensburgSchleswig-Holstein | 44 km SW | 5° | 0° | 86 mm |
| WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 48 km E | 5° | 0° | 54 mm |
| VolksdorfHamburg | 49 km SW | 5° | 0° | 85 mm |
| NeumünsterSchleswig-Holstein | 51 km WNW | 5° | 1° | 84 mm |
| SaselHamburg | 52 km SW | 5° | 1° | 82 mm |
| PoppenbüttelHamburg | 53 km SW | 5° | 1° | 82 mm |