Hel Weather in December
Hel in December
The short of it: Hel in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 0° · rain 52 mm · daylight 7 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
December in Hel brings afternoons near 4° and nights around 0°, with about 52 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 17 min in mid-December, 63 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Hel runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gdynia, 20 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Hel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GdyniaPomerania | 20 km WSW | 4° | 0° | 52 mm |
| SopotPomerania | 24 km SW | 3° | -1° | 51 mm |
| Nowy PortPomerania | 24 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 50 mm |
| Brzeźno GdańskiePomerania | 25 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 50 mm |
| Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-TysiącleciaPomerania | 25 km SW | 3° | -1° | 51 mm |
| Przymorze WielkiePomerania | 25 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 50 mm |
| Wielki KackPomerania | 25 km SW | 3° | -1° | 54 mm |
| Przymorze MałePomerania | 26 km SW | 3° | -1° | 52 mm |