Bietigheim-Bissingen in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bietigheim-Bissingen sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 211 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Precipitation
211 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
0.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bietigheim-Bissingen in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Bietigheim-Bissingen reaches about 5°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Bietigheim-Bissingen

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.

Bietigheim-Bissingen 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 / -1°6812.448.50.0
Feb / -0°60113.79.80.3
Mar10° / 7112.31.711.62.2
Apr15° / 5410.90.213.44.3
May19° / 10°8513.40155.6
Jun22° / 13°7512.7015.96.2
Jul25° / 15°8112.8015.56.5
Aug24° / 14°7212014.26.6
Sep20° / 11°6510.4012.46.0
Oct14° / 7211.50.110.54.0
Nov / 7011.41.28.91.3
Dec / 831448.10.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bietigheim-Bissingen gets around 211 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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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 Bietigheim-Bissingen?

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.

0.1
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 Bietigheim-Bissingen.

What to pack for Bietigheim-Bissingen in Winter

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

In winter, Bietigheim-Bissingen sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 37 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Bietigheim-Bissingen 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 Bietigheim-Bissingen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bietigheim-Bissingen?

Bietigheim-Bissingen sits at 48.9°N, 9.1°E, 226 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sachsenheim, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Bietigheim-Bissingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bietigheim-Bissingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Bietigheim-Bissingen is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Sachsenheim 4.0 km · Freiberg am Neckar 6.0 km · Ludwigsburg 8.0 km · Marbach am Neckar 10 km · Kornwestheim 10 km · Vaihingen an der Enz 12 km · Korntal 12 km · Ditzingen 14 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 Bietigheim-Bissingen (48.9441°, 9.1175°, elevation 226 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.