Schwerte Weather in December
Schwerte in December
The short of it: Schwerte in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 90 mm · daylight 7 h 52 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Schwerte an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 52 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Schwerte runs about middling and drier than most in December. Dortmund, 11 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Schwerte, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NW | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SW | 6° | 1° | 106 mm |
| IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km SE | 6° | 1° | 103 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km NE | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km W | 6° | 1° | 100 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km N | 7° | 1° | 79 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km NW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 25 km W | 6° | 2° | 99 mm |