Ellwangen weather in December

In December, Ellwangen sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 14 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 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ellwangen's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ellwangen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:14 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Ellwangen reaches about 3°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 -2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
140
240
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440
540
640
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-1
143-1
153-1
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203-1
213-1
223-1
233-1
243-1
253-1
263-1
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Ellwangen

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.

Ellwangen 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 / -2°7212.368.50.0
Feb / -2°5910.75.89.80.0
Mar / 7212.53.411.61.5
Apr13° / 55110.813.43.7
May18° / 8413.60155.2
Jun21° / 12°8113.5015.95.9
Jul23° / 14°8513.5015.66.3
Aug23° / 13°7512.3014.26.5
Sep18° / 10°6411012.45.6
Oct13° / 6911.70.310.53.3
Nov / 6810.938.90.7
Dec / -1°80146.28.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
72179
82179
92179
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152377
162278
172278
182278
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ellwangen gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14016
24116
34116
44217
54317
64317
74318
84418
94418
104419
114419
124520
134520
144520
154521
164621
174621
184621
194621
204621
214622
224622
234622
244621
254721
264621
274621
284620
294620
304620
314619

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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:59 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:594:19
28.38:014:19
38.38:024:18
48.28:034:18
58.28:044:17
68.28:054:17
78.28:064:17
88.28:074:17
98.18:084:17
108.18:094:17
118.18:104:16
128.18:114:16
138.18:124:17
148.18:134:17
158.18:144:17
168.08:144:17
178.08:154:17
188.08:164:17
198.08:164:18
208.08:174:18
218.08:174:19
228.08:184:19
238.08:184:19
248.08:194:20
258.08:194:21
268.08:194:21
278.08:204:22
288.08:204:23
298.18:204:23
308.18:204:24
318.18:204:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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40.9Dim
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310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ellwangen?

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 Ellwangen.

What to pack for Ellwangen in December

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

In December, Ellwangen sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Ellwangen 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 Ellwangen 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
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ellwangen?

Ellwangen sits at 49.0°N, 10.1°E, 443 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Aalen, 14 km away.

Topography around Ellwangen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ellwangen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Ellwangen is covered by trees (39%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
744 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Aalen 14 km · Crailsheim 20 km · Nördlingen 29 km · Schwäbisch Gmünd 30 km · Heidenheim an der Brenz 32 km · Schwäbisch Hall 33 km · Giengen an der Brenz 39 km · Eislingen 43 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 Ellwangen (48.9616°, 10.1317°, elevation 443 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).