Greve weather in December

In December, Greve sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 6.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Greve's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greve's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
6 h 48 min
8:43 AM – 3:31 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Greve reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
163
253
353
453
553
652
752
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1542
1641
1741
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2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
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3130

How December really feels in Greve

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.

Greve weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5311.847.40.0
Feb / -0°429.63.99.20.0
Mar / 439.72.311.40.3
Apr10° / 3990.413.82.1
May14° / 5210.2015.94.2
Jun18° / 12°6711.1017.15.5
Jul20° / 14°6811.4016.66.1
Aug20° / 15°7311.7014.86.1
Sep16° / 12°6110.3012.55.0
Oct12° / 6312.2010.12.9
Nov / 5511.40.981.0
Dec / 5711.92.66.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152278
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212080
222179
232179
242179
252179
262179
272179
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Greve gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1396
2396
3406
4406
5406
6406
7407
8407
9407
10397
11397
12387
13387
14377
15377
16377
17368
18368
19368
20369
21369
223610
233610
243710
253710
263710
273810
283811
293911
303911
313911

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
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 21 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
1321breezy
1421breezy
1521breezy
1621breezy
1721breezy
1821breezy
1921breezy
2021breezy
2121breezy
2221breezy
2321breezy
2421breezy
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2721breezy
2821breezy
2921breezy
3022breezy
3122breezy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 3:37 PM to 3:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:243:37
27.28:263:36
37.18:283:35
47.18:293:34
57.18:303:34
67.08:323:33
77.08:333:33
87.08:343:32
96.98:363:32
106.98:373:32
116.98:383:31
126.98:393:31
136.88:403:31
146.88:413:31
156.88:423:31
166.88:433:31
176.88:443:31
186.88:443:31
196.88:453:32
206.88:463:32
216.88:463:32
226.88:473:33
236.88:473:33
246.88:483:34
256.88:483:34
266.88:483:35
276.88:483:36
286.88:483:37
296.88:493:38
306.88:493:38
316.88:483:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.38 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.4Dim
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40.4Dim
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60.4Dim
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240.4Dim
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260.4Dim
270.4Dim
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300.4Dim
310.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Greve?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greve.

What to pack for Greve in December

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

In December, Greve sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Greve in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Greve in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greve peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Greve?

Greve sits at 55.6°N, 12.3°E, 3 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Ishøj, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Greve

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greve has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Greve is covered by water (34%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (38%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ishøj 5.0 km · Vallensbæk 7.0 km · Taastrup 7.0 km · Solrød Strand 7.0 km · Albertslund 9.0 km · Brøndbyvester 10 km · Avedøre 11 km · Glostrup 11 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Greve (55.5833°, 12.3°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).