Senftenberg Weather in December
Senftenberg in December
The short of it: Senftenberg in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 42 mm · daylight 7 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Senftenberg an average December high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 42 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 51 min in mid-December, 54 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Senftenberg runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Großräschen, 7 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Senftenberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GroßräschenBrandenburg | 7 km N | 5° | -1° | 42 mm |
| LauchhammerBrandenburg | 17 km WSW | 5° | -1° | 42 mm |
| HoyerswerdaSaxony | 19 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 45 mm |
| FinsterwaldeBrandenburg | 24 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 41 mm |
| KamenzSaxony | 29 km SSE | 4° | -1° | 49 mm |
| CottbusBrandenburg | 34 km NE | 5° | -1° | 41 mm |
| LubnjowBrandenburg | 38 km N | 5° | -1° | 38 mm |
| GroßenhainSaxony | 42 km SW | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |