Strasbourg weather in December

In December, Strasbourg sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 14.6 wet days and about 8.2 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 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Strasbourg's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strasbourg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:22 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Strasbourg is capital and largest city of Grand Est, located in the historical region of Alsace.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,512/km²
people per km²
Founded
~11 BCE

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

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 Strasbourg reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 5°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)
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262
362
462
562
662
762
861
961
1061
1161
1261
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How December really feels in Strasbourg

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.

Strasbourg 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 / 7213.23.18.50.0
Feb / 6311.23.19.80.7
Mar11° / 7012.51.311.62.7
Apr16° / 6011.60.113.44.6
May20° / 10°8313.80155.6
Jun23° / 13°7912.5015.86.4
Jul25° / 15°8413.1015.56.4
Aug25° / 15°7612014.16.6
Sep20° / 11°7010.3012.46.2
Oct15° / 7711.90.110.64.3
Nov / 7611.9191.7
Dec / 8714.63.38.20.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
33070
43070
53169
63169
73169
83268
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143367
153169
163169
173070
183070
192971
202971
212971
222872
232872
242872
252872
262773
272773
282872
292872
302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Strasbourg gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1418
2428
3438
4438
5448
6448
7458
8458
9468
10469
11479
12489
13489
144910
155010
165010
175010
185011
195011
205012
215012
225012
235013
244913
254913
264913
274812
284812
294712
304712
314611

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
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3100
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5100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:074:30
28.48:094:30
38.38:104:29
48.38:114:29
58.38:124:29
68.38:134:28
78.28:144:28
88.28:154:28
98.28:164:28
108.28:174:28
118.28:184:28
128.18:194:28
138.18:204:28
148.18:214:28
158.18:214:28
168.18:224:28
178.18:234:28
188.18:244:29
198.18:244:29
208.18:254:29
218.18:254:30
228.18:264:30
238.18:264:31
248.18:274:31
258.18:274:32
268.18:274:32
278.18:284:33
288.18:284:34
298.18:284:35
308.18:284:35
318.18:284:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.82 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 Strasbourg?

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

0.3
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 Strasbourg.

What to pack for Strasbourg in December

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

In December, Strasbourg sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Strasbourg's WHO annual average of 14 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1318 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Strasbourg?

Strasbourg sits at 48.6°N, 7.7°E, 147 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Schiltigheim, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Strasbourg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strasbourg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m.

The land around Strasbourg is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
1,341 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Schiltigheim 3.0 km · Bischheim 4.0 km · Kehl 5.0 km · Lingolsheim 5.0 km · Illkirch-Graffenstaden 7.0 km · Offenburg 19 km · Achern 25 km · Oberkirch 25 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 Strasbourg (48.5839°, 7.7455°, elevation 147 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).