Soltau Weather in December
Soltau in December
The short of it: Soltau in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 7 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 81 mm · daylight 7 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Soltau an average December high of 5°, a low of 0° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 81 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 35 min in mid-December, 58 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Soltau runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Buchholz in der Nordheide, 38 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Soltau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchholz in der NordheideLower Saxony | 38 km N | 5° | 1° | 76 mm |
| CelleLower Saxony | 43 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| SeevetalLower Saxony | 47 km N | 5° | 1° | 71 mm |
| WinsenLower Saxony | 48 km NNE | 5° | 1° | 65 mm |
| LüneburgLower Saxony | 48 km NE | 5° | 1° | 56 mm |
| UelzenLower Saxony | 49 km E | 5° | 0° | 61 mm |
| Neugraben-FischbekHamburg | 53 km N | 5° | 1° | 69 mm |
| HarburgHamburg | 54 km N | 6° | 1° | 70 mm |