Erkelenz climate

Erkelenz Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Tonisvorst (GHCN GME00129346), 21 km from Erkelenz

Average highs run from 7°C on December 1 to 6°C on December 31, and lows from 3°C to 1°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 73 mm over about 16 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Erkelenz, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
6°C
Average low
2°C
Precipitation
73 mm
Record high
18°CDec 31, 2022
Record low
-15°CDec 31, 1978
Daylight
8 h 15 min to 7 h 59 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
1°C
Wind
19.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 17°C3°C14°C 2003-10°C 197344%
Dec 27°C2°C14°C 2018-12°C 197344%
Dec 37°C2°C15°C 1985-11°C 197343%
Dec 47°C2°C15°C 1961-8°C 201044%
Dec 57°C2°C16°C 2006-7°C 196244%
Dec 67°C3°C14°C 1985-5°C 197844%
Dec 77°C2°C15°C 1979-10°C 198044%
Dec 87°C2°C15°C 2000-14°C 201246%
Dec 97°C2°C15°C 2025-8°C 198745%
Dec 106°C1°C14°C 2025-7°C 200246%
Dec 116°C2°C15°C 2000-7°C 196746%
Dec 127°C2°C14°C 2000-8°C 196847%
Dec 137°C2°C14°C 2000-9°C 196847%
Dec 146°C1°C14°C 1989-9°C 196348%
Dec 156°C1°C13°C 1980-13°C 196349%
Dec 166°C1°C16°C 1989-8°C 202249%
Dec 176°C1°C16°C 2015-11°C 198150%
Dec 186°C2°C15°C 1987-10°C 198150%
Dec 197°C2°C16°C 2015-14°C 200950%
Dec 206°C1°C14°C 1989-13°C 201050%
Dec 216°C1°C16°C 1989-8°C 196950%
Dec 227°C3°C15°C 2020-10°C 196251%
Dec 237°C3°C14°C 1977-12°C 196251%
Dec 247°C2°C16°C 1977-13°C 196251%
Dec 256°C2°C14°C 1983-10°C 201051%
Dec 266°C2°C15°C 2015-9°C 196151%
Dec 275°C1°C14°C 2015-9°C 196151%
Dec 285°C1°C14°C 1974-12°C 196451%
Dec 295°C0°C14°C 1994-12°C 196451%
Dec 306°C1°C15°C 2021-10°C 196449%
Dec 316°C1°C18°C 2022-15°C 197849%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Erkelenz, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

December 1
sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:38 AM, sunset 4:37 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station GME00129346, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.