Tarp Weather in December
Tarp in December
The short of it: Tarp in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 7 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 83 mm · daylight 7 h 16 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Tarp an average December high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 83 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 16 min in mid-December, 63 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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Tarp runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Handewitt, 12 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Tarp, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HandewittSchleswig-Holstein | 12 km NNW | 5° | 1° | 84 mm |
| FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein | 14 km N | 5° | 1° | 85 mm |
| HarrisleeSchleswig-Holstein | 15 km N | 5° | 1° | 87 mm |
| SchleswigSchleswig-Holstein | 20 km SSE | 5° | 1° | 86 mm |
| GlücksburgSchleswig-Holstein | 21 km NNE | 5° | 1° | 80 mm |
| LeckSchleswig-Holstein | 29 km WNW | 5° | 1° | 77 mm |
| KroppSchleswig-Holstein | 29 km SSE | 5° | 1° | 85 mm |
| HusumSchleswig-Holstein | 30 km SW | 5° | 1° | 75 mm |