Schwalbach Weather in December
Schwalbach in December
The short of it: Schwalbach in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 0° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 1 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Schwalbach an average December high of 4°, a low of 0° and some 76 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 76 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 1 min in mid-December, 52 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Schwalbach runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Wetzlar, 8 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Schwalbach, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 16 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WetzlarHesse | 8 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 69 mm |
| ButzbachHesse | 16 km ESE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| GießenHesse | 18 km NE | 5° | 0° | 64 mm |
| Bad NauheimHesse | 24 km SE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| FriedbergHesse | 27 km SE | 5° | 0° | 62 mm |
| FriedrichsdorfHesse | 30 km SSE | 5° | 1° | 67 mm |
| Bad Homburg vor der HöheHesse | 32 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 69 mm |
| Limburg an der LahnHesse | 32 km WSW | 6° | 0° | 68 mm |