Thale Weather in December
Thale in December
The short of it: Thale in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 7 h 49 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 -1° · rain 71 mm · daylight 7 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Thale an average December high of 3°, a low of -1° and some 71 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 49 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Thale runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Blankenburg, 8 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Thale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlankenburgSaxony-Anhalt | 8 km NW | 4° | -1° | 72 mm |
| QuedlinburgSaxony-Anhalt | 9 km ENE | 5° | -1° | 30 mm |
| HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt | 16 km N | 5° | -1° | 35 mm |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt | 20 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 63 mm |
| AscherslebenSaxony-Anhalt | 29 km E | 5° | -1° | 37 mm |
| NordhausenThuringia | 32 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 57 mm |
| OscherslebenSaxony-Anhalt | 34 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 35 mm |
| HettstedtSaxony-Anhalt | 34 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 40 mm |