Zwickau Weather in December
Zwickau in December
The short of it: Zwickau in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 44 mm · daylight 7 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
December in Zwickau brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -1°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 59 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Zwickau runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Werdau, 8 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Zwickau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WerdauSaxony | 8 km W | 4° | -1° | 47 mm |
| GlauchauSaxony | 11 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| CrimmitschauSaxony | 12 km NW | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |
| MeeraneSaxony | 13 km N | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| Reichenbach/VogtlandSaxony | 17 km SW | 3° | -1° | 51 mm |
| Hohenstein-ErnstthalSaxony | 18 km ENE | 3° | -1° | 53 mm |
| SchneebergSaxony | 18 km SE | 3° | -2° | 55 mm |
| SchmöllnThuringia | 21 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 44 mm |