Annaberg-Buchholz weather in December

In December, Annaberg-Buchholz sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Annaberg-Buchholz's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Annaberg-Buchholz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:11 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Annaberg-Buchholz is human settlement in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.1 µg/m³ · 2014

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 1°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Annaberg-Buchholz reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-2
21-2
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
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How December really feels in Annaberg-Buchholz

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.

Annaberg-Buchholz weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°6913.610.88.30.0
Feb / -5°5411.19.29.70.0
Mar / -2°6913.48.511.50.2
Apr11° / 6112.83.113.52.3
May15° / 8815.10.215.24.0
Jun18° / 10416016.15.0
Jul20° / 11°11316.2015.85.4
Aug20° / 11°10014.7014.35.6
Sep16° / 7511.8012.44.5
Oct10° / 6511.71.210.42.1
Nov / -0°6311.45.18.70.2
Dec / -4°6913.510.27.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Annaberg-Buchholz gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13724
23824
33825
43926
54027
64128
74229
84330
94331
104432
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314633

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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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 7:55 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:554:00
28.17:564:00
38.07:583:59
48.07:593:59
58.08:003:59
68.08:013:58
77.98:023:58
87.98:033:58
97.98:043:58
107.98:053:57
117.88:063:57
127.88:073:57
137.88:083:57
147.88:093:57
157.88:103:57
167.88:113:58
177.88:113:58
187.88:123:58
197.88:133:58
207.88:133:59
217.88:143:59
227.88:144:00
237.88:154:00
247.88:154:01
257.88:154:01
267.88:164:02
277.88:164:03
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297.88:164:04
307.88:174:05
317.88:174:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Annaberg-Buchholz?

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

0.0
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 Annaberg-Buchholz.

What to pack for Annaberg-Buchholz in December

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

In December, Annaberg-Buchholz sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Annaberg-Buchholz 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 Annaberg-Buchholz peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Annaberg-Buchholz 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 Annaberg-Buchholz is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Annaberg-Buchholz's WHO annual average of 14.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1517 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Annaberg-Buchholz?

Annaberg-Buchholz sits at 50.6°N, 13.0°E, 627 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marienberg, 13 km away.

Topography around Annaberg-Buchholz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Annaberg-Buchholz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Annaberg-Buchholz is covered by trees (40%), grassland (25%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
381 m
16 km
770 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Marienberg 13 km · Schwarzenberg 16 km · Aue 21 km · Schneeberg 26 km · Kadaň 29 km · Chemnitz 29 km · Ostrov 31 km · Chomutov 32 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 Annaberg-Buchholz (50.5795°, 13.0063°, elevation 627 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).