Wetzlar Weather in December
Wetzlar in December
The short of it: Wetzlar in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 69 mm · daylight 8 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Wetzlar brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 0 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Wetzlar runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gießen, 12 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Wetzlar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GießenHesse | 12 km ENE | 5° | 0° | 64 mm |
| ButzbachHesse | 18 km SE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| DillenburgHesse | 25 km NW | 5° | -1° | 97 mm |
| Bad NauheimHesse | 27 km SE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| FriedbergHesse | 31 km SE | 5° | 0° | 62 mm |
| Marburg an der LahnHesse | 33 km NE | 5° | 0° | 72 mm |
| FriedrichsdorfHesse | 36 km SSE | 5° | 1° | 67 mm |
| Limburg an der LahnHesse | 38 km WSW | 6° | 0° | 68 mm |