Deggendorf weather in December

In December, Deggendorf sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Deggendorf's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deggendorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:02 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Deggendorf is main settlement of Deggendorf 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 3°C through the month.

A typical December day in Deggendorf reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 8°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)
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How December really feels in Deggendorf

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.

Deggendorf 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 / -3°6811.86.48.50.0
Feb / -2°5410.14.99.80.1
Mar / 6811.9311.61.9
Apr15° / 479.60.513.44.3
May19° / 7011.60155.9
Jun22° / 13°7611.9015.96.4
Jul24° / 14°7911.8015.56.7
Aug24° / 14°7310.9014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°639.5012.46.1
Oct13° / 6010.20.110.53.8
Nov / 6010.72.88.90.9
Dec / -1°7113.168.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
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82674
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Deggendorf gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23815
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44015
54115
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84317
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314421

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 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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199calm
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219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:484:08
28.37:494:08
38.37:504:07
48.37:514:07
58.27:524:07
68.27:534:06
78.27:544:06
88.27:554:06
98.27:564:06
108.17:574:06
118.17:584:06
128.17:594:06
138.18:004:06
148.18:014:06
158.18:024:06
168.18:024:06
178.18:034:06
188.08:044:07
198.08:044:07
208.08:054:07
218.08:064:08
228.08:064:08
238.08:074:09
248.08:074:09
258.08:074:10
268.08:084:10
278.18:084:11
288.18:084:12
298.18:084:13
308.18:084:13
318.18:084:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.84 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Deggendorf?

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 Deggendorf.

What to pack for Deggendorf in December

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

In December, Deggendorf sees daytime highs around 3°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 Deggendorf 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 Deggendorf 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 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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Deggendorf 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 Deggendorf is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Deggendorf?

Deggendorf sits at 48.8°N, 13.0°E, 320 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Straubing, 29 km away.

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Topography around Deggendorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deggendorf has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m.

The land around Deggendorf is covered by trees (41%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,185 m
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December weather nearby: Straubing 29 km · Vilshofen 29 km · Dingolfing 41 km · Passau 46 km · Cham 48 km · Regensburg 66 km · Klatovy 66 km · Landshut 68 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 Deggendorf (48.8409°, 12.9607°, elevation 320 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).