Düsseldorf-Pempelfort in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Düsseldorf-Pempelfort sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 235 mm of precipitation over about 41 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 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
235 mm
41 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort reaches about 6°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 Düsseldorf-Pempelfort

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.

Düsseldorf-Pempelfort 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 / 7913.92.18.20.1
Feb / 6712.32.89.60.5
Mar10° / 6713111.52.2
Apr14° / 5310.90.113.54.1
May18° / 10°6411.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 13°7612.5016.35.9
Jul23° / 15°8513.7015.96.2
Aug23° / 14°8312.6014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°7011.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 7712.2010.43.9
Nov / 7613.30.68.71.6
Dec / 89152.67.70.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Düsseldorf-Pempelfort gets around 235 mm of rain and snow over 41 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%DecJanFeb

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 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours in early December to 10 h 30 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 1.0 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Düsseldorf-Pempelfort?

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.

0.3
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 Düsseldorf-Pempelfort.

What to pack for Düsseldorf-Pempelfort in Winter

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

In winter, Düsseldorf-Pempelfort sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 41 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort 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 Düsseldorf-Pempelfort peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort 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 Düsseldorf-Pempelfort is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Düsseldorf-Pempelfort?

Düsseldorf-Pempelfort sits at 51.2°N, 6.8°E, 43 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dusseldorf, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Düsseldorf-Pempelfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Düsseldorf-Pempelfort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Düsseldorf-Pempelfort is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
958 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Dusseldorf 2.0 km · Wersten 6.0 km · Meerbusch 7.0 km · Ratingen 8.0 km · Neuss 8.0 km · Erkrath 9.0 km · Kaarst 12 km · Hilden 13 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 Düsseldorf-Pempelfort (51.2381°, 6.7868°, elevation 43 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.