Cham weather in December

In December, Cham sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cham's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:05 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Cham is main settlement of Cham.

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 2°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cham reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-2
122-2
132-2
142-2
152-2
162-2
172-2
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202-2
212-2
222-2
232-2
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
292-3
302-3
312-3

How December really feels in Cham

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.

Cham 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 / -3°6512.57.48.50.0
Feb / -3°5210.15.99.80.0
Mar / 6612.44.411.61.3
Apr13° / 5310.81.113.43.6
May18° / 7913.4015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°8813.6015.95.9
Jul23° / 13°9413.7015.66.3
Aug23° / 13°8612.1014.26.5
Sep18° / 6911.2012.45.5
Oct12° / 6311.40.410.53.2
Nov / 6110.93.78.90.6
Dec / -2°6813.278.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52476
62575
72575
82476
92476
102575
112476
122377
132377
142377
152377
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202476
212377
222476
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282476
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Cham gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13718
23818
33919
43919
54019
64120
74120
84220
94221
104221
114322
124322
134322
144423
154423
164423
174423
184424
194424
204424
214324
224324
234324
244324
254324
264424
274424
284424
294424
304523
314523

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
10100
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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
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1911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:504:08
28.37:524:07
38.27:534:07
48.27:544:07
58.27:554:06
68.27:564:06
78.17:574:06
88.17:584:06
98.17:594:05
108.18:004:05
118.18:014:05
128.08:024:05
138.08:034:05
148.08:044:05
158.08:054:05
168.08:054:06
178.08:064:06
188.08:074:06
198.08:074:06
208.08:084:07
218.08:094:07
228.08:094:08
238.08:104:08
248.08:104:09
258.08:104:09
268.08:114:10
278.08:114:11
288.08:114:11
298.08:114:12
308.08:114:13
318.08:114:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cham?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cham.

What to pack for Cham in December

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

In December, Cham sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Cham in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cham peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cham in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cham is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cham?

Cham sits at 49.2°N, 12.7°E, 396 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Straubing, 39 km away.

KlatovyWeidenAmbergKelheim

Topography around Cham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 590 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,139 m.

The land around Cham is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
590 m
80 km
1,139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Straubing 39 km · Schwandorf in Bayern 41 km · Regensburg 47 km · Deggendorf 48 km · Klatovy 50 km · Weiden 62 km · Amberg 62 km · Kelheim 66 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 Cham (49.2257°, 12.655°, elevation 396 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).