Crailsheim in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Crailsheim sees average daytime highs around 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 226 mm of precipitation over about 39 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 3°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
3°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
226 mm
39 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Crailsheim in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C.

A typical winter day in Crailsheim reaches about 3°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 Crailsheim

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.

Crailsheim 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 / -2°7612.96.18.50.0
Feb / -2°6511.55.89.80.0
Mar / 7613.13.311.61.5
Apr14° / 5810.90.613.43.7
May18° / 8613.40155.2
Jun21° / 12°8013.4015.95.9
Jul23° / 14°8213.3015.66.4
Aug23° / 14°7112.2014.26.5
Sep18° / 10°6711012.45.6
Oct13° / 7312.10.210.53.3
Nov / 7211.72.78.90.8
Dec / -1°8614.76.68.10.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Crailsheim gets around 226 mm of rain and snow over 39 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 14 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.

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 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Crailsheim?

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.

0.0
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 Crailsheim.

What to pack for Crailsheim in Winter

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

In winter, Crailsheim sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 39 days see rain.

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UV index in Crailsheim 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 Crailsheim 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

Air quality in Crailsheim in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Crailsheim?

Crailsheim sits at 49.1°N, 10.1°E, 409 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ellwangen, 20 km away.

Topography around Crailsheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crailsheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 424 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 m.

The land around Crailsheim is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
755 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Ellwangen 20 km · Schwäbisch Hall 24 km · Rothenburg ob der Tauber 28 km · Künzelsau 33 km · Aalen 33 km · Öhringen 42 km · Schwäbisch Gmünd 42 km · Ansbach 42 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 Crailsheim (49.1344°, 10.0719°, elevation 409 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.