Ratingen Weather in December
Ratingen in December
The short of it: Ratingen in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 7 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 87 mm · daylight 7 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Ratingen an average December high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 87 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 2°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 87 mm.
The sun is up for about 7 h 53 min in mid-December, 54 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 May and June.
Against its neighbours, Ratingen runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Düsseldorf, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Ratingen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km SSW | 7° | 2° | 79 mm |
| VelbertNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ENE | 6° | 2° | 110 mm |
| RheinhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km NW | 7° | 3° | 84 mm |
| MülheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km N | 7° | 2° | 89 mm |
| HildenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SSE | 7° | 2° | 89 mm |
| NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km SW | 7° | 2° | 74 mm |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km NNW | 7° | 3° | 84 mm |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km N | 7° | 2° | 85 mm |