Zaandam climate

Zaandam Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Schiphol (GHCN NLE00152485), 14 km from Zaandam

Average highs run from 8°C on December 1 to 6°C on December 31, and lows from 3°C to 2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 82 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 Zaandam, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
7°C
Average low
2°C
Precipitation
82 mm
Record high
16°CDec 23, 1977
Record low
-15°CDec 2, 1973
Daylight
8 h 03 min to 7 h 45 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
23.4 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 18°C3°C14°C 2001-13°C 197349%
Dec 27°C3°C14°C 2018-15°C 197349%
Dec 38°C2°C14°C 1985-10°C 201049%
Dec 48°C3°C14°C 2006-6°C 201049%
Dec 58°C3°C14°C 2006-6°C 196249%
Dec 68°C3°C13°C 2007-9°C 196248%
Dec 78°C3°C14°C 2025-13°C 198047%
Dec 87°C2°C15°C 2000-8°C 198048%
Dec 97°C2°C14°C 2025-7°C 200248%
Dec 106°C1°C14°C 1994-8°C 200248%
Dec 117°C2°C14°C 2000-8°C 198148%
Dec 127°C2°C14°C 2000-11°C 198149%
Dec 137°C2°C13°C 1994-9°C 196848%
Dec 147°C1°C13°C 1998-8°C 196349%
Dec 156°C2°C12°C 1982-9°C 198149%
Dec 166°C1°C13°C 2015-10°C 198149%
Dec 177°C2°C14°C 2015-11°C 198150%
Dec 187°C2°C14°C 2025-10°C 198150%
Dec 197°C2°C14°C 2015-8°C 200950%
Dec 206°C1°C14°C 1989-13°C 201050%
Dec 216°C1°C14°C 1989-12°C 201050%
Dec 227°C2°C14°C 2015-8°C 196251%
Dec 237°C3°C16°C 1977-9°C 196251%
Dec 247°C3°C15°C 1977-9°C 196350%
Dec 257°C2°C14°C 2015-9°C 196150%
Dec 267°C2°C15°C 2015-10°C 196150%
Dec 276°C2°C13°C 2015-9°C 196149%
Dec 286°C1°C14°C 1994-11°C 196250%
Dec 296°C1°C13°C 1994-10°C 196451%
Dec 306°C1°C14°C 2021-10°C 197051%
Dec 316°C2°C15°C 2022-13°C 197050%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

December 1
sunrise 8:28 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:51 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station NLE00152485, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.