Rinteln Weather in December
Rinteln in December
The short of it: Rinteln in December averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 7 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 72 mm · daylight 7 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Rinteln an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 44 min in mid-December, 56 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Rinteln runs about middling and drier than most in December. Porta Westfalica, 12 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Rinteln, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porta WestfalicaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 73 mm |
| MindenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km NW | 6° | 1° | 71 mm |
| Bad OeynhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km W | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |
| HamelnLower Saxony | 21 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 69 mm |
| LemgoNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km SW | 6° | 1° | 82 mm |
| PetershagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |
| Bad SalzuflenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 25 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 79 mm |
| LöhneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 26 km W | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |