Soest Weather in December
Soest in December
The short of it: Soest in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 75 mm · daylight 7 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
December in Soest brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 6°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 50 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Soest runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lippstadt, 20 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Soest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LippstadtNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |
| BeckumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 68 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km S | 5° | 0° | 103 mm |
| HammNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 23 km WNW | 7° | 1° | 73 mm |
| AhlenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 26 km NW | 6° | 1° | 70 mm |
| MendenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 27 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 94 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km W | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| KamenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 31 km W | 7° | 1° | 78 mm |