Ełk Weather in December
Ełk in December
The short of it: Ełk in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 7 h 26 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 1° · low -4° · rain 34 mm · daylight 7 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Ełk an average December high of 1°, a low of -4° and some 34 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 1°, with nights near -4°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 26 min in mid-December, 61 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, Ełk runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Prostki, 15 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Ełk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProstkiWarmia-Masuria | 15 km SSE | 1° | -4° | 34 mm |
| Stare JuchyWarmia-Masuria | 16 km NW | 0° | -4° | 34 mm |
| SwiętajnoWarmia-Masuria | 20 km N | 1° | -4° | 36 mm |
| GrajewoPodlasie | 21 km SSE | 1° | -4° | 34 mm |
| OleckoWarmia-Masuria | 25 km NNE | 1° | -4° | 36 mm |
| RajgródPodlasie | 25 km ESE | 1° | -3° | 35 mm |
| OrzyszWarmia-Masuria | 27 km W | 0° | -4° | 32 mm |
| WydminyWarmia-Masuria | 28 km NW | 0° | -4° | 34 mm |