Haguenau weather in December

In December, Haguenau sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 14.3 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Haguenau's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haguenau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:23 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

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 Haguenau reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

How December really feels in Haguenau

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.

Haguenau weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 71132.68.50.0
Feb / 6111.22.59.80.6
Mar11° / 6912.31.311.62.6
Apr16° / 5611013.44.6
May20° / 10°7812.90155.7
Jun23° / 14°7412015.96.5
Jul25° / 15°7412015.56.6
Aug25° / 15°7311.4014.26.7
Sep20° / 12°6810.2012.46.2
Oct15° / 7512.1010.54.2
Nov / 7512.30.88.91.7
Dec / 8714.32.78.10.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32773
42773
52872
62872
72971
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
142971
152971
162971
172971
182872
192872
202872
212773
222773
232773
242773
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262773
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292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Haguenau gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 14.3 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1416
2416
3426
4426
5436
6436
7446
8446
9446
10456
11457
12467
13467
14478
15478
16488
17489
18489
19489
204810
214810
224811
234911
244911
254911
264811
274811
284811
294811
304710
314710

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 11 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:084:29
28.38:094:29
38.38:114:28
48.38:124:28
58.28:134:27
68.28:144:27
78.28:154:27
88.28:164:27
98.28:174:27
108.18:184:27
118.18:194:27
128.18:204:27
138.18:214:27
148.18:224:27
158.18:224:27
168.18:234:27
178.18:244:27
188.18:244:27
198.08:254:28
208.08:264:28
218.08:264:29
228.08:274:29
238.08:274:29
248.08:274:30
258.08:284:31
268.18:284:31
278.18:284:32
288.18:294:33
298.18:294:33
308.18:294:34
318.18:294:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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40.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Haguenau?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Haguenau.

What to pack for Haguenau in December

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

In December, Haguenau sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Haguenau 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 Haguenau peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Haguenau in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Haguenau is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1316 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Haguenau?

Haguenau sits at 48.8°N, 7.8°E, 144 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bischheim, 22 km away.

Topography around Haguenau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haguenau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Haguenau is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bischheim 22 km · Schiltigheim 23 km · Strasbourg 26 km · Kehl 27 km · Bühl 29 km · Achern 29 km · Lingolsheim 30 km · Rastatt 31 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Haguenau (48.8156°, 7.7905°, elevation 144 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).