Riesa Weather in December
Riesa in December
The short of it: Riesa in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 53 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 44 mm · daylight 7 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & June
December in Riesa brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 4°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
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. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Riesa runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Oschatz, 13 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Riesa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h