Auerbach weather in December

In December, Auerbach sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°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 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 Auerbach's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auerbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:13 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Auerbach is human settlement in 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 1°C through the month.

A typical December day in Auerbach reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 7°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)
12-1
22-1
32-1
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
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How December really feels in Auerbach

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.

Auerbach 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 / -4°771410.58.30.0
Feb / -4°60128.99.70.0
Mar / -1°7413.97.111.50.5
Apr11° / 5912.12.513.52.7
May16° / 8514.60.115.24.4
Jun19° / 10°9414.5016.15.4
Jul21° / 12°10415015.85.7
Aug21° / 12°9013.5014.35.9
Sep16° / 7711.8012.44.8
Oct11° / 7012.2110.42.5
Nov / 7112.24.88.70.3
Dec / -2°7914.59.67.90.0

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
32278
42278
52179
62179
72179
82179
92080
101981
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121981
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312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Auerbach gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 50% 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 (%)
14023
24123
34224
44325
54425
64426
74527
84528
94629
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294932
304832
314832

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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24100
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28100
29100
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31100

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 15 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
313light breeze
413light 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
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2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2715light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 7:57 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 4:03 PM to 4:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:574:03
28.17:584:03
38.08:004:02
48.08:014:02
58.08:024:01
68.08:034:01
77.98:044:01
87.98:054:01
97.98:064:00
107.98:074:00
117.98:084:00
127.88:094:00
137.88:104:00
147.88:114:00
157.88:124:00
167.88:134:00
177.88:134:01
187.88:144:01
197.88:154:01
207.88:154:02
217.88:164:02
227.88:164:02
237.88:174:03
247.88:174:03
257.88:184:04
267.88:184:05
277.88:184:05
287.88:184:06
297.88:184:07
307.88:194:08
317.88:194:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Auerbach?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Auerbach.

What to pack for Auerbach in December

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

In December, Auerbach sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Auerbach 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 Auerbach peaks around July 13 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 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Auerbach 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 Auerbach 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 Auerbach?

Auerbach sits at 50.5°N, 12.4°E, 458 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Reichenbach/Vogtland, 14 km away.

Topography around Auerbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auerbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m around an average of 519 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,187 m.

The land around Auerbach is covered by trees (36%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
230 m
16 km
683 m
80 km
1,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Reichenbach/Vogtland 14 km · Plauen 19 km · Schneeberg 19 km · Greiz 22 km · Aue 23 km · Zwickau 25 km · Werdau 25 km · Schwarzenberg 27 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 Auerbach (50.5115°, 12.4008°, elevation 458 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).