Silkeborg weather in December

In December, Silkeborg sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 6.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Silkeborg's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silkeborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
8:58 AM – 3:38 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Silkeborg is city in central Denmark.

Density
195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1470

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

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 Silkeborg reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Silkeborg

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.

Silkeborg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5811.63.97.30.0
Feb / -1°4710.14.19.10.0
Mar / 4810.92.511.40.6
Apr11° / 4810.30.613.82.7
May15° / 6411.50164.5
Jun18° / 10°7811.6017.25.5
Jul20° / 12°7612.1016.86.0
Aug20° / 12°7912.9014.95.8
Sep17° / 10°6411.8012.54.8
Oct12° / 7012.10.110.12.9
Nov / 5411.20.97.90.9
Dec / 5811.52.56.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32377
42476
52377
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Silkeborg gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1365
2375
3375
4375
5385
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11376
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313912

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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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 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 8:39 AM to 9:04 AM, and sunset from 3:44 PM to 3:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:393:44
27.08:413:43
37.08:423:42
47.08:443:42
56.98:453:41
66.98:473:40
76.98:483:40
86.88:493:39
96.88:513:39
106.88:523:39
116.88:533:38
126.78:543:38
136.78:553:38
146.78:563:38
156.78:573:38
166.78:583:38
176.78:593:38
186.69:003:38
196.69:003:38
206.69:013:39
216.69:023:39
226.69:023:40
236.69:023:40
246.69:033:41
256.69:033:41
266.69:033:42
276.79:043:43
286.79:043:44
296.79:043:44
306.79:043:45
316.79:043:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.35 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Silkeborg?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Silkeborg.

What to pack for Silkeborg in December

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

In December, Silkeborg sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Silkeborg in December

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) 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
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Silkeborg 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 Silkeborg peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Silkeborg?

Silkeborg sits at 56.2°N, 9.5°E, 19 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Viborg, 33 km away.

ViborgTilstHerningVibyHorsensAarhusRandersHedensted

Topography around Silkeborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Silkeborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Silkeborg is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (28%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
185 m
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December weather nearby: Viborg 33 km · Tilst 35 km · Herning 35 km · Viby 38 km · Horsens 39 km · Aarhus 41 km · Randers 44 km · Hedensted 45 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 Silkeborg (56.1697°, 9.5451°, elevation 19 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).