Zerbst Weather in December
Zerbst in December
The short of it: Zerbst in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 46 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 4° · low -1° · rain 42 mm · daylight 7 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Zerbst an average December high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 42 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 4°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 46 min in mid-December, 56 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, Zerbst runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Roßlau, 14 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Zerbst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoßlauSaxony-Anhalt | 14 km SE | 4° | -1° | 42 mm |
| DessauSaxony-Anhalt | 18 km SE | 5° | -1° | 41 mm |
| SchönebeckSaxony-Anhalt | 25 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 37 mm |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt | 25 km SSW | 5° | 0° | 42 mm |
| BernburgSaxony-Anhalt | 30 km SW | 5° | 0° | 36 mm |
| MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt | 36 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 38 mm |
| WolfenSaxony-Anhalt | 36 km SSE | 4° | 0° | 39 mm |
| StaßfurtSaxony-Anhalt | 37 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 34 mm |