Grenchen Weather in December
Grenchen in December
The short of it: Grenchen in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 30 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 0° · rain 77 mm · daylight 8 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Grenchen an average December high of 5°, a low of 0° and some 77 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 30 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, Grenchen runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Solothurn, 11 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Grenchen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolothurnSolothurn | 11 km E | 5° | 0° | 80 mm |
| Biel/BienneBern | 13 km WSW | 4° | -1° | 90 mm |
| DelémontJura | 20 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 80 mm |
| BurgdorfBern | 23 km SE | 5° | -1° | 90 mm |
| BernBern | 27 km S | 5° | -1° | 74 mm |
| KönizBern | 30 km S | 5° | -1° | 74 mm |
| MuriBern | 30 km SSE | 5° | -1° | 72 mm |
| LangenthalBern | 30 km E | 5° | 0° | 99 mm |