Schmallenberg Weather in December
Schmallenberg in December
The short of it: Schmallenberg in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 128 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 128 mm · daylight 7 h 55 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Schmallenberg an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 128 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 128 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 55 min in mid-December, 54 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 May and July.
Against its neighbours, Schmallenberg runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lennestadt, 16 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Schmallenberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 24 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LennestadtNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km WSW | 4° | 0° | 125 mm |
| MeschedeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km N | 5° | 0° | 112 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 103 mm |
| KreuztalNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km SW | 5° | 0° | 122 mm |
| PlettenbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 122 mm |
| WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km N | 5° | 0° | 110 mm |
| SiegenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 36 km SSW | 5° | 0° | 112 mm |
| HemerNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 44 km NW | 6° | 1° | 103 mm |