Dronten Weather in December
Dronten in December
The short of it: Dronten in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 75 mm · daylight 7 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
December in Dronten brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Dronten: highs scarcely reach 6°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 40 min in mid-December, 57 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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Dronten runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Kampen, 13 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Dronten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KampenOverijssel | 13 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 78 mm |
| LelystadFlevoland | 17 km W | 6° | 1° | 78 mm |
| EmmeloordFlevoland | 21 km N | 6° | 1° | 78 mm |
| HarderwijkGelderland | 21 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 84 mm |
| ZwolleOverijssel | 26 km E | 6° | 1° | 81 mm |
| Almere StadFlevoland | 38 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 85 mm |
| ApeldoornGelderland | 39 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 99 mm |
| HuizenNorth Holland | 41 km SW | 7° | 2° | 87 mm |