Weather in Rotterdam in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Rotterdam;
Average weather
Average temperature in Rotterdam in December
Going from a maximum of +54°F during the day to a minimum of +25°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +48°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 56% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°F to +50°F.
Is Rotterdam warm or cold in December?
Rotterdam is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +50°F to +45°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +41°F to +37°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Rotterdam, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Rotterdam in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +50°F | +45°F | +43°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +19°F | +12°F | +5°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +59°F | +57°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 67 mm | 67 mm | 60 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 88% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +50°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +45°F. The rainfall amount in December stays the same as in the previous month with a 67 mm of total precipitation. Humidity rises from 87% to 88%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Rotterdam is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Rotterdam.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Rotterdam?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Rotterdam in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+52°F) and the highest in 2022 (+60°F). The driest year was 1996 with only 482 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1189 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Rotterdam, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.