Saalfeld Weather in December
Saalfeld in December
The short of it: Saalfeld in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 52 mm · daylight 8 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Saalfeld brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 52 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 0 min in mid-December, 52 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Saalfeld runs about middling and about as wet in December. Rudolstadt, 8 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Saalfeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RudolstadtThuringia | 8 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 48 mm |
| PößneckThuringia | 17 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 52 mm |
| IlmenauThuringia | 32 km W | 3° | -2° | 78 mm |
| LobedaThuringia | 32 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 45 mm |
| SonnebergThuringia | 35 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 80 mm |
| JenaThuringia | 35 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 45 mm |
| WenigenjenaThuringia | 36 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 45 mm |
| ArnstadtThuringia | 36 km NW | 4° | -1° | 39 mm |