Bochum-Werne in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bochum-Werne sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 240 mm of precipitation over about 42 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 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
240 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bochum-Werne 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 Bochum-Werne reaches about 5°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 Bochum-Werne

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.

Bochum-Werne 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 / 8314.33.38.10.0
Feb / 6812.43.89.60.3
Mar10° / 7113.51.711.51.9
Apr14° / 5511.50.213.53.9
May18° / 6712.4015.35.3
Jun21° / 12°7412.6016.35.8
Jul23° / 14°8914015.96.1
Aug23° / 14°8513.4014.46.1
Sep19° / 11°7411.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 7412.5010.43.7
Nov / 7513.718.61.4
Dec / 89153.67.70.2

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

Bochum-Werne gets around 240 mm of rain and snow over 42 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 16 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 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 Bochum-Werne?

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.

0.2
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 Bochum-Werne.

What to pack for Bochum-Werne in Winter

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

In winter, Bochum-Werne sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 42 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Bochum-Werne 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 Bochum-Werne peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bochum-Werne?

Bochum-Werne sits at 51.5°N, 7.3°E, 117 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Harpen, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Bochum-Werne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bochum-Werne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m.

The land around Bochum-Werne is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
902 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Harpen 2.0 km · Lütgendortmund 3.0 km · Langendreer 3.0 km · Querenburg 5.0 km · Witten 6.0 km · Bochum 7.0 km · Dorstfeld 7.0 km · Castrop-Rauxel 8.0 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 Bochum-Werne (51.488°, 7.3122°, elevation 117 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.