Elst weather in December

In December, Elst sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Elst's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:46 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Elst is village in Overbetuwe, Netherlands.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical December day in Elst reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
173
273
373
473
572
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
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1962
2062
2162
2262
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How December really feels in Elst

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Elst weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6712.81.48.10.2
Feb / 5811.21.89.60.5
Mar10° / 5911.80.811.52.1
Apr14° / 4910.7013.64.0
May18° / 6111.8015.45.4
Jun20° / 12°6611.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°8013.70166.1
Aug22° / 14°7913014.46.1
Sep19° / 11°6211.2012.45.6
Oct14° / 6511.6010.43.9
Nov / 6212.30.48.61.7
Dec / 7313.31.97.60.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122575
132575
142674
152575
162575
172575
182476
192476
202377
212278
222278
232377
242377
252278
262179
272179
282278
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Elst gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1394
2404
3404
4404
5414
6414
7414
8414
9414
10414
11414
12415
13415
14415
15425
16426
17426
18426
19437
20437
21437
22437
23448
24448
25448
26448
27448
28457
29457
30457
31457

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:304:23
27.88:314:22
37.88:334:22
47.88:344:21
57.88:354:21
67.78:364:20
77.78:384:20
87.78:394:20
97.78:404:19
107.68:414:19
117.68:424:19
127.68:434:19
137.68:444:19
147.68:454:19
157.68:454:19
167.68:464:19
177.58:474:20
187.58:484:20
197.58:484:20
207.58:494:20
217.58:494:21
227.58:504:21
237.58:504:22
247.58:514:22
257.58:514:23
267.58:514:24
277.58:524:24
287.68:524:25
297.68:524:26
307.68:524:27
317.68:524:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
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220.5Dim
230.6Dim
240.6Dim
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260.6Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Elst?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elst.

What to pack for Elst in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Elst sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Elst in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elst peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Elst?

Elst sits at 51.9°N, 5.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Huissen, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Elst

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Elst.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Elst is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (26%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Huissen 7.0 km · Arnhem 8.0 km · Beuningen 8.0 km · Nijmegen 9.0 km · Lindenholt 10 km · Duiven 12 km · Velp 12 km · Wageningen 13 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Elst (51.9192°, 5.8417°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).