Eutin weather in December

In December, Eutin sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Eutin's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eutin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:40 AM – 3:47 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Eutin reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
152
252
352
452
552
652
752
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952
1052
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How December really feels in Eutin

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.

Eutin weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 64133.57.70.0
Feb / 5010.74.19.40.0
Mar / 5210.62.311.50.7
Apr11° / 449.70.313.72.7
May15° / 5810.4015.74.6
Jun18° / 12°7011.9016.85.6
Jul21° / 14°7612.5016.46.1
Aug21° / 14°7812.5014.66.0
Sep17° / 12°6010.8012.55.3
Oct13° / 6312010.23.2
Nov / 5812.50.78.31.0
Dec / 6613.22.97.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
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101882
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Eutin gets around 66 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 44% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1417
2417
3427
4427
5437
6437
7437
8437
9437
10437
11437
12428
13428
14428
15418
16418
17429
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19429
204210
214210
224211
234211
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254311
264311
274411
284411
294411
304411
314411

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
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5100
6100
7100
8100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
1220light breeze
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2220light breeze
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3020breezy
3121breezy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 8:46 AM, and sunset from 3:52 PM to 3:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:233:52
27.58:243:51
37.48:263:51
47.48:273:50
57.48:283:50
67.38:303:49
77.38:313:49
87.38:323:48
97.28:333:48
107.28:343:48
117.28:353:47
127.28:363:47
137.28:373:47
147.18:383:47
157.18:393:47
167.18:403:47
177.18:413:47
187.18:423:48
197.18:423:48
207.18:433:48
217.18:433:49
227.18:443:49
237.18:443:50
247.18:453:50
257.18:453:51
267.18:453:51
277.18:463:52
287.18:463:53
297.18:463:54
307.18:463:55
317.28:463:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.43 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.43 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 Eutin?

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 Eutin.

What to pack for Eutin in December

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

In December, Eutin sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Eutin in December

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Eutin in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eutin peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eutin?

Eutin sits at 54.1°N, 10.6°E, 29 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt in Holstein, 14 km away.

Topography around Eutin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eutin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.

The land around Eutin is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Neustadt in Holstein 14 km · Ratekau 22 km · Preetz 24 km · Bad Schwartau 25 km · Stockelsdorf 27 km · Bad Segeberg 30 km · Lübeck 30 km · Elmschenhagen 32 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 Eutin (54.135°, 10.6115°, elevation 29 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).