Rietavas Weather in December
Rietavas in December
The short of it: Rietavas in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -3° · rain 66 mm · daylight 7 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
December in Rietavas brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -3°, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 2 min in mid-December, 67 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 May and June.
Against its neighbours, Rietavas runs about middling and about as wet in December. Plunge, 21 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Rietavas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlungeTelsiai | 21 km NNW | 1° | -3° | 67 mm |
| VarniaiTelsiai | 28 km E | 0° | -4° | 62 mm |
| ŠilalėTauragė County | 31 km SSE | 1° | -3° | 64 mm |
| GargždaiKlaipėda County | 33 km W | 2° | -2° | 67 mm |
| TelsiaiTelsiai | 35 km NE | 1° | -3° | 62 mm |
| PlateliaiTelsiai | 36 km N | 1° | -3° | 68 mm |
| EigirdžiaiTelsiai | 42 km NE | 1° | -3° | 59 mm |
| PriekulėKlaipėda County | 43 km WSW | 2° | -2° | 67 mm |