Weather in Frankfurt in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Frankfurt;
Average weather
Average temperature in Frankfurt in December
The temperature in December is +43°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +64°F during the day and a minimum of +18°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 42% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +45°F to +64°F.
Is Frankfurt warm or cold in December?
Frankfurt is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +48°F to +41°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +39°F to +34°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Frankfurt, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Frankfurt in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +48°F | +41°F | +39°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°F | +5°F | +1°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +64°F | +59°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 52 mm | 54 mm | 45 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 85% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +48°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +41°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 52 mm to 54 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 85%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Frankfurt is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Frankfurt.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Frankfurt?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Frankfurt in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2010 (+36°F) and the highest in 2015 (+53°F). The driest year was 2016 with only 5 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1993 with 182 mm.
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Monthly weather in Frankfurt
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Frankfurt, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.