Sonneberg Weather in December
Sonneberg in December
The short of it: Sonneberg in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 80 mm · daylight 8 h 2 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Sonneberg an average December high of 3°, a low of -2° and some 80 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 2 min in mid-December, 52 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Sonneberg runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Neustadt bei Coburg, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sonneberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neustadt bei CoburgBavaria | 5 km SW | 3° | -1° | 70 mm |
| RödentalBavaria | 12 km SW | 3° | -1° | 75 mm |
| KronachBavaria | 17 km SE | 3° | -1° | 73 mm |
| CoburgBavaria | 19 km SW | 3° | -1° | 71 mm |
| LichtenfelsBavaria | 25 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 66 mm |
| Bad StaffelsteinBavaria | 31 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 70 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 32 km WNW | 3° | -2° | 80 mm |
| KulmbachBavaria | 35 km SE | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |