Buchholz in der Nordheide weather in December

In December, Buchholz in der Nordheide sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Buchholz in der Nordheide's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buchholz in der Nordheide's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:38 AM – 3:55 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Buchholz in der Nordheide 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 5°C through the month.

A typical December day in Buchholz in der Nordheide 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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How December really feels in Buchholz in der Nordheide

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.

Buchholz in der Nordheide weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6612.52.67.80.0
Feb / -0°5210.93.49.40.1
Mar / 5611.2211.51.4
Apr13° / 4910.90.313.73.7
May18° / 6711.7015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°7412.7016.65.8
Jul23° / 14°9113.8016.26.1
Aug22° / 13°7913.3014.66.1
Sep18° / 10°5910.5012.45.6
Oct13° / 5911.8010.33.5
Nov / 5611.50.88.41.1
Dec / 6612.92.87.40.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Buchholz in der Nordheide gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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2376
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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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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
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
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815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 8:21 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:213:59
27.68:233:59
37.68:243:58
47.58:253:58
57.58:273:57
67.58:283:57
77.58:293:56
87.48:303:56
97.48:313:56
107.48:333:55
117.48:343:55
127.38:353:55
137.38:363:55
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157.38:373:55
167.38:383:55
177.38:393:55
187.38:403:56
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207.38:413:56
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227.38:423:57
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247.38:433:58
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Buchholz in der Nordheide?

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

0.0
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 Buchholz in der Nordheide.

What to pack for Buchholz in der Nordheide in December

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

In December, Buchholz in der Nordheide 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.

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UV index in Buchholz in der Nordheide 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 Buchholz in der Nordheide peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 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 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Buchholz in der Nordheide?

Buchholz in der Nordheide sits at 53.3°N, 9.9°E, 73 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Seevetal, 10 km away.

Topography around Buchholz in der Nordheide

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Buchholz in der Nordheide.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buchholz in der Nordheide has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Buchholz in der Nordheide is covered by trees (58%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Seevetal 10 km · Eißendorf 15 km · Neugraben-Fischbek 15 km · Neu Wulmstorf 16 km · Hausbruch 16 km · Harburg 16 km · Buxtehude 19 km · Wilhelmsburg 21 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 Buchholz in der Nordheide (53.3304°, 9.866°, elevation 73 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).