Alfeld weather in December

In December, Alfeld sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. 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 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alfeld's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alfeld's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:31 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Alfeld 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 on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
151
251
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1640
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2340
2440
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2640
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3140

How December really feels in Alfeld

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.

Alfeld weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6312.64.18.10.0
Feb / -1°4911.24.79.60.1
Mar / 5812.32.511.51.5
Apr13° / 5210.80.413.63.7
May17° / 6511.6015.45.3
Jun20° / 11°7011.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 13°8113.40166.2
Aug22° / 13°7512.4014.46.3
Sep18° / 10°6311012.45.5
Oct13° / 6312010.43.4
Nov / 5811.51.48.61.0
Dec / 6313.23.97.60.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132080
142080
152080
162080
172080
181981
191882
201882
211783
221783
231882
241882
251882
261882
271882
281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Alfeld gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 45% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1369
2379
33810
43910
54010
64010
74110
84111
94211
104211
114211
124212
134212
144212
154312
164313
174313
184313
194313
204314
214314
224414
234414
244414
254414
264514
274514
284514
294514
304513
314513

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 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 8:14 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:144:07
27.88:164:06
37.88:174:05
47.88:184:05
57.78:204:04
67.78:214:04
77.78:224:04
87.78:234:03
97.68:244:03
107.68:254:03
117.68:264:03
127.68:274:03
137.68:284:03
147.68:294:03
157.68:304:03
167.58:314:03
177.58:314:03
187.58:324:03
197.58:334:04
207.58:334:04
217.58:344:05
227.58:344:05
237.58:354:05
247.58:354:06
257.58:364:07
267.58:364:07
277.58:364:08
287.58:364:09
297.68:364:09
307.68:374:10
317.68:374:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.6Dim
120.6Dim
130.5Dim
140.5Dim
150.5Dim
160.5Dim
170.5Dim
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230.5Dim
240.5Dim
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260.5Dim
270.5Dim
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290.5Dim
300.5Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Alfeld?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alfeld.

What to pack for Alfeld in December

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

In December, Alfeld sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Alfeld 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 Alfeld peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alfeld?

Alfeld sits at 52.0°N, 9.8°E, 145 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Einbeck, 19 km away.

Topography around Alfeld

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alfeld has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m.

The land around Alfeld is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
1,130 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Einbeck 19 km · Hildesheim 21 km · Seesen 27 km · Sarstedt 28 km · Springe 31 km · Holzminden 31 km · Northeim 33 km · Bad Münder am Deister 34 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Alfeld (51.9838°, 9.8199°, elevation 145 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).