Aue in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Aue sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 199 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
199 mm
39 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Aue in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C.

A typical winter day in Aue reaches about 1°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-15°-10°-5°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Aue

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
2 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Aue 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 / -4°7113.910.58.30.0
Feb / -4°5611.48.99.70.0
Mar / -1°7013.57.811.50.3
Apr11° / 5912.42.813.52.5
May16° / 8515.10.215.24.2
Jun19° / 10°9915.5016.25.1
Jul21° / 12°10815.9015.85.5
Aug21° / 11°9414.3014.35.8
Sep16° / 7411.7012.44.7
Oct11° / 6712.21.110.42.3
Nov / 6611.65.18.70.2
Dec / -3°7213.69.87.80.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Aue gets around 199 mm of rain and snow over 39 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%DecJanFeb

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 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Aue?

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.

0.0
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 Aue.

What to pack for Aue in Winter

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

In winter, Aue sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 39 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Aue 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 Aue peaks around June 22 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 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Aue in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

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

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1518 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aue?

Aue sits at 50.6°N, 12.7°E, 399 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schneeberg, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Aue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aue has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 459 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Aue is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
738 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Schneeberg 5.0 km · Schwarzenberg 8.0 km · Annaberg-Buchholz 21 km · Zwickau 22 km · Auerbach 23 km · Hohenstein-Ernstthal 23 km · Glauchau 28 km · Werdau 28 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 Aue (50.5903°, 12.7066°, elevation 399 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.