Apolda weather in December

In December, Apolda sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Apolda's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apolda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:19 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Apolda is quarter of Apolda, Weimarer Land district, Thuringia, Germany.

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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Apolda 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 -2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Apolda

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.

Apolda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4411.24.78.20.0
Feb / -1°359.44.39.60.1
Mar / 4812.22.811.51.5
Apr14° / 409.40.313.53.9
May18° / 6210.6015.35.6
Jun21° / 12°5911.2016.26.2
Jul23° / 14°7111.6015.86.6
Aug23° / 13°6110.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°559.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 48100.110.43.6
Nov / 5010.41.78.71.0
Dec / -0°5011.53.97.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42278
52179
62278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Apolda gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1329
2329
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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 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 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 8:03 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:034:04
28.08:044:04
38.08:064:03
47.98:074:03
57.98:084:02
67.98:094:02
77.98:104:02
87.88:114:02
97.88:134:01
107.88:144:01
117.88:154:01
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Apolda?

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 Apolda.

What to pack for Apolda in December

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

In December, Apolda sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Apolda 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 Apolda peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Apolda?

Apolda sits at 51.0°N, 11.5°E, 171 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Jena, 12 km away.

Topography around Apolda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apolda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m.

The land around Apolda is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
960 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Jena 12 km · Weimar 14 km · Naumburg 25 km · Sömmerda 32 km · Erfurt 34 km · Rudolstadt 36 km · Weißenfels 37 km · Gera 43 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 Apolda (51.0262°, 11.5164°, elevation 171 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).