Bernau bei Berlin in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bernau bei Berlin sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 133 mm of precipitation over about 32 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 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

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

Temperature in Bernau bei Berlin in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.

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

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How winter really feels in Bernau bei Berlin

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.

Bernau bei Berlin 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 / -2°5011.43.97.90.0
Feb / -1°379.33.69.50.0
Mar / 4811.22.211.51.3
Apr14° / 389.30.213.64.0
May18° / 5610.2015.55.9
Jun21° / 12°5810.4016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°7612016.16.6
Aug23° / 14°5910.7014.56.7
Sep19° / 10°539.3012.45.9
Oct13° / 479.40.110.33.6
Nov / 409.518.50.9
Dec / -0°4611.13.47.50.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bernau bei Berlin gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%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 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 24 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 0.9 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Bernau bei Berlin?

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 Bernau bei Berlin.

What to pack for Bernau bei Berlin in Winter

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

In winter, Bernau bei Berlin sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Bernau bei Berlin 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 Bernau bei Berlin peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bernau bei Berlin 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 Bernau bei Berlin is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bernau bei Berlin's WHO annual average of 12.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bernau bei Berlin?

Bernau bei Berlin sits at 52.7°N, 13.6°E, 72 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Karow, 11 km away.

Topography around Bernau bei Berlin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bernau bei Berlin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Bernau bei Berlin is covered by trees (33%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Karow 11 km · Wandlitz 11 km · Neu-Hohenschönhausen 14 km · Französisch Buchholz 14 km · Marzahn 15 km · Alt-Hohenschönhausen 16 km · Weißensee 16 km · Niederschönhausen 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 Bernau bei Berlin (52.6798°, 13.5871°, elevation 72 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.