Weather at Christmas in Essen
There was a white Christmas in Essen in 1 of 28 years since 1996, most recently in 2010.
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Christmas in Essen: the last 30 years
- There was a white Christmas (snow on all three days) in 1 of 28 years.
- There was snow on the ground on Christmas Eve in 3 of 28 years.
- The warmest Christmas Eve was in 2015, with 13 °C.
- The coldest Christmas Eve was in 1996, with -8 °C at night.
- The wettest Christmas Eve was in 1999, with 27 mm of rain.
| Year | Christmas Eve |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -4° / 2°0 mm |
| 2024 | 2° / 5°3 mm |
| 2023 | 8° / 11°13 mm |
| 2022 | 7° / 12°0 mm |
| 2021 | 4° / 8°3 mm |
| 2020 | 3° / 9°2 mm |
| 2019 | 6° / 10°6 mm |
| 2018 | 2° / 6°0 mm |
| 2017 | 7° / 9°0 mm |
| 2016 | 5° / 8°1 mm |
| 2015 | 7° / 13°5 mm |
| 2014 | 4° / 9°9 mm |
| 2013 | 6° / 13°23 mm |
| 2012 | 7° / 13°1 mm |
| 2011 | 4° / 7°0 mm |
| 2010 | -5° / -2°2 mm · ❄️ 23 cm |
| 2009 | 0° / 5°6 mm · ❄️ 2 cm |
| 2008 | 5° / 6°0 mm |
| 2007 | -1° / 3°0 mm |
| 2006 | 0° / 1°0 mm |
| 2005 | 4° / 7°1 mm |
| 2004 | 7° / 10°16 mm |
| 2003 | 1° / 4°0 mm · ❄️ 3 cm |
| 2002 | 8° / 11°2 mm |
| 2001 | -6° / 5°7 mm |
| 2000 | -1° / 4°1 mm |
| 1999 | 1° / 8°27 mm |
| 1998 | 0° / 3°1 mm |
| 1997 | 4° / 11°9 mm |
| 1996 | -8° / -4°0 mm |
Low / high, precipitation, snow depth in the morning. – = no measurement.
In December, Essen has an average temperature of 3.7 °C and 94 mm of rain (climate average 1991–2020).
Weather station: Essen-Bredeney (6.5 km). Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), CC BY 4.0.