Zeitz Weather in December
Zeitz in December
The short of it: Zeitz in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 39 mm · daylight 7 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Zeitz an average December high of 5°, a low of 0° and some 39 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 5°, with nights near 0°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 56 min in mid-December, 53 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Zeitz runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Gera, 19 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Zeitz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeraThuringia | 19 km SSW | 4° | 0° | 40 mm |
| WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt | 21 km NW | 5° | 0° | 39 mm |
| AltenburgThuringia | 22 km ESE | 4° | 0° | 44 mm |
| SchmöllnThuringia | 23 km SE | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |
| LusanThuringia | 23 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 41 mm |
| NaumburgSaxony-Anhalt | 25 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 40 mm |
| BornaSaxony | 26 km ENE | 5° | 0° | 42 mm |
| MarkranstädtSaxony | 29 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 36 mm |