Svendborg weather in December

In December, Svendborg sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Svendborg's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svendborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
8:46 AM – 3:41 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Svendborg is town on the south coast of Funen, Denmark.

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 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Svendborg reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)
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How December really feels in Svendborg

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.

Svendborg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6612.93.67.50.0
Feb / 4910.53.59.30.0
Mar / 4710.11.911.40.2
Apr / 358.10.113.81.7
May13° / 10°509015.83.8
Jun17° / 13°6110.10175.3
Jul19° / 15°6410.8016.56.1
Aug19° / 16°7311.7014.75.9
Sep16° / 13°6311.1012.54.8
Oct12° / 10°7013.1010.22.9
Nov / 6212.60.58.11.1
Dec / 6813.32.270.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52179
62179
72080
82080
92080
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152278
162278
172179
182179
192179
202179
212179
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252080
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272080
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Svendborg gets around 68 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 44% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1405
2405
3415
4415
5425
6435
7435
8435
9435
10435
11435
12435
13425
14426
15426
16426
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20427
21428
22428
23428
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25429
26439
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294410
304410
314410

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 (%)
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3100
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Wind in December

Winds average 26 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
426breezy
526breezy
626breezy
726breezy
826breezy
926breezy
1026breezy
1126breezy
1226breezy
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2126breezy
2226breezy
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2826breezy
2926breezy
3026breezy
3126breezy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 3:47 PM to 3:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:283:47
27.38:303:46
37.28:313:45
47.28:323:45
57.28:343:44
67.18:353:43
77.18:373:43
87.18:383:43
97.18:393:42
107.08:403:42
117.08:413:42
127.08:423:41
137.08:433:41
146.98:443:41
156.98:453:41
166.98:463:41
176.98:473:42
186.98:483:42
196.98:483:42
206.98:493:42
216.98:493:43
226.98:503:43
236.98:503:44
246.98:513:44
256.98:513:45
266.98:513:45
276.98:523:46
286.98:523:47
296.98:523:48
306.98:523:49
317.08:523:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.41 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.41 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 Svendborg?

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

0.1
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 Svendborg.

What to pack for Svendborg in December

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

In December, Svendborg sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Svendborg 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 at the nearest coast (about 19 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
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Svendborg 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 Svendborg peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svendborg?

Svendborg sits at 55.1°N, 10.6°E, 14 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Nyborg, 30 km away.

NyborgOdenseSønderborgSlagelseKlinteby FrihedHaderslevMiddelfartKalundborg

Topography around Svendborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svendborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m.

The land around Svendborg is covered by trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (39%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
151 m
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December weather nearby: Nyborg 30 km · Odense 40 km · Sønderborg 55 km · Slagelse 61 km · Klinteby Frihed 65 km · Haderslev 74 km · Middelfart 74 km · Kalundborg 75 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 Svendborg (55.0598°, 10.6068°, elevation 14 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).