Selm Weather in December
Selm in December
The short of it: Selm in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 7 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 82 mm · daylight 7 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Selm an average December high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 82 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 82 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 April and June.
Against its neighbours, Selm runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Lünen, 10 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Selm, 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
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km SSE | 7° | 1° | 79 mm |
| BergkamenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SE | 7° | 1° | 78 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km SW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km S | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km WSW | 6° | 2° | 90 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 23 km SE | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 24 km SW | 7° | 2° | 95 mm |
| HammNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 24 km E | 7° | 1° | 73 mm |