Alzenau in Unterfranken in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Alzenau in Unterfranken sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 209 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Alzenau in Unterfranken's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Alzenau in Unterfranken's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Precipitation
209 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Alzenau in Unterfranken in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Alzenau in Unterfranken reaches about 5°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Alzenau in Unterfranken

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Alzenau in Unterfranken weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7012.73.68.30.0
Feb / -0°5810.83.59.70.2
Mar10° / 6411.91.611.52.1
Apr15° / 5010.50.113.54.3
May19° / 6911.2015.25.8
Jun22° / 13°6111016.16.4
Jul24° / 15°6711.5015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°589.9014.36.9
Sep20° / 11°589.4012.46.1
Oct14° / 6110.90.110.53.8
Nov / 6711.50.98.81.2
Dec / 8214.64.17.90.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Alzenau in Unterfranken gets around 209 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Alzenau in Unterfranken?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alzenau in Unterfranken.

What to pack for Alzenau in Unterfranken in Winter

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

In winter, Alzenau in Unterfranken sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 38 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Alzenau in Unterfranken in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alzenau in Unterfranken peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alzenau in Unterfranken?

Alzenau in Unterfranken sits at 50.1°N, 9.1°E, 132 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Seligenstadt, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Alzenau in Unterfranken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alzenau in Unterfranken has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Alzenau in Unterfranken is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (51%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
411 m
80 km
921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Seligenstadt 8.0 km · Hanau am Main 12 km · Aschaffenburg 14 km · Bruchköbel 14 km · Rodgau 15 km · Gelnhausen 15 km · Obertshausen 15 km · Babenhausen 16 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 Alzenau in Unterfranken (50.0888°, 9.0646°, elevation 132 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.