Rathenow Weather in December
Rathenow in December
The short of it: Rathenow in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 42 mm · daylight 7 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Rathenow an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 42 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 4°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 40 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Rathenow runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Brandenburg an der Havel, 26 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Rathenow, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg | 26 km SE | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |
| StendalSaxony-Anhalt | 32 km W | 4° | -1° | 40 mm |
| NeuruppinBrandenburg | 48 km NE | 4° | 0° | 45 mm |
| WerderBrandenburg | 48 km ESE | 5° | 0° | 46 mm |
| Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt | 50 km SW | 4° | -1° | 39 mm |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg | 51 km E | 5° | 0° | 47 mm |
| PotsdamBrandenburg | 54 km ESE | 4° | 0° | 47 mm |
| StaakenState of Berlin | 56 km E | 5° | 0° | 48 mm |