Rostock Weather in December
Rostock in December
The short of it: Rostock in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 50 mm · daylight 7 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Rostock an average December high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 50 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 23 min in mid-December, 62 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Rostock runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Rostock, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kröpeliner-Tor-VorstadtMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 2 km W | 5° | 1° | 50 mm |
| Dierkow-NeuMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 3 km NE | 5° | 1° | 50 mm |
| WarnemündeMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 10 km NNW | 5° | 1° | 50 mm |
| Elmenhorst/LichtenhagenMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 11 km NW | 5° | 1° | 51 mm |
| Bad DoberanMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 16 km W | 4° | 0° | 52 mm |
| SchwaanMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17 km S | 4° | 0° | 47 mm |
| Seeheilbad Graal-MüritzMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 19 km NNE | 5° | 1° | 51 mm |
| TessinMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 22 km ESE | 4° | 0° | 49 mm |