Bern Weather in December
Bern in December
The short of it: Bern in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 74 mm · daylight 8 h 32 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Bern an average December high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 74 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 32 min in mid-December, 45 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Bern runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Muri, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Bern, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MuriBern | 4 km ESE | 5° | -1° | 72 mm |
| KönizBern | 4 km SW | 5° | -1° | 74 mm |
| BurgdorfBern | 18 km NE | 5° | -1° | 90 mm |
| SteffisburgBern | 24 km SE | 5° | -2° | 86 mm |
| ThunBern | 26 km SSE | 5° | -1° | 76 mm |
| Biel/BienneBern | 26 km NW | 4° | -1° | 90 mm |
| GrenchenSolothurn | 27 km N | 5° | 0° | 77 mm |
| FribourgFribourg | 28 km SW | 5° | -1° | 80 mm |