Bremen weather in December

In December, Bremen sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bremen's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bremen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:41 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Bremen is city in the Bremen federated state, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,719/km²
people per km²

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 5°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bremen reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
852
952
1052
1152
1251
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How December really feels in Bremen

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.

Bremen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6413.32.17.90.0
Feb / 4910.22.59.50.2
Mar / 5311.21.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4810.50.213.63.8
May18° / 5910.9015.55.4
Jun20° / 11°6812.1016.65.8
Jul23° / 14°7913.5016.26.1
Aug22° / 14°7312.9014.56.1
Sep19° / 11°5810.4012.45.7
Oct14° / 6112010.33.6
Nov / 5512.10.58.41.3
Dec / 6512.82.57.40.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
81981
92080
102080
112080
122080
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311981

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bremen gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1375
2385
3395
4395
5405
6405
7415
8416
9416
10426
11426
12426
13427
14427
15427
16438
17438
18439
19439
20429
214210
224210
234210
244210
254211
264211
274210
284210
294210
30429
31429

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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1615light breeze
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1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 8:24 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:244:05
27.68:254:04
37.68:274:04
47.68:284:03
57.68:294:03
67.58:314:02
77.58:324:02
87.58:334:02
97.58:344:01
107.48:354:01
117.48:364:01
127.48:374:01
137.48:384:01
147.48:394:01
157.38:404:01
167.38:414:01
177.38:424:01
187.38:424:01
197.38:434:02
207.38:444:02
217.38:444:02
227.38:454:03
237.38:454:03
247.38:464:04
257.38:464:04
267.38:464:05
277.38:464:06
287.38:474:07
297.38:474:07
307.48:474:08
317.48:474:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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40.6Dim
50.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bremen?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bremen.

What to pack for Bremen in December

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

In December, Bremen sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Bremen in December

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Bremen in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bremen peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bremen?

Bremen sits at 53.1°N, 8.8°E, 17 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Stuhr, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bremen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bremen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Bremen is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
224 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Stuhr 6.0 km · Lilienthal 10 km · Delmenhorst 12 km · Burglesum 13 km · Oyten 14 km · Achim 16 km · Osterholz-Scharmbeck 17 km · Vegesack 17 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 Bremen (53.0758°, 8.8072°, elevation 17 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).