Weather in Hannover in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Hannover;
Average weather
Average temperature in Hannover in December
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 67% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from 0°C to +10°C.
Is Hannover warm or cold in December?
Hannover is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +5°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Hannover, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Hannover in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +5°C | +4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -18°C | -24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 54 mm | 57 mm | 52 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 87% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +5°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 54 mm to 57 mm. Humidity rises from 86% to 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 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 bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Hannover is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Hannover.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Hannover?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Hannover in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2018 with only 502 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1067 mm.
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Monthly weather in Hannover
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Hannover, 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.