Salzkotten Weather in December
Salzkotten in December
The short of it: Salzkotten in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 79 mm · daylight 7 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Salzkotten an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 79 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 49 min in mid-December, 55 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Salzkotten runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Delbrück, 11 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Salzkotten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DelbrückNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 78 mm |
| PaderbornNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 89 mm |
| LippstadtNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km W | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |
| RietbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km NW | 6° | 1° | 72 mm |
| Rheda-WiedenbrückNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km NW | 6° | 1° | 70 mm |
| GüterslohNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 30 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 73 mm |
| WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 31 km SW | 5° | 0° | 110 mm |
| BrilonNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 31 km S | 4° | -1° | 118 mm |