Friedrichsdorf weather in December

In December, Friedrichsdorf sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Friedrichsdorf's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Friedrichsdorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:26 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.64 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 5°C through the month.

A typical December day in Friedrichsdorf reaches about 5°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 -0°C and 10°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)
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261
351
451
551
651
751
851
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How December really feels in Friedrichsdorf

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.

Friedrichsdorf weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°5211.12.78.30.0
Feb / -0°439.42.49.70.3
Mar10° / 4810.61.111.52.2
Apr15° / 449.70.113.54.4
May19° / 5910.7015.25.8
Jun22° / 13°5510.4016.16.5
Jul25° / 15°6211.3015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°569.7014.36.9
Sep20° / 11°528.7012.46.2
Oct14° / 5310.4010.53.9
Nov / 5410.80.88.81.3
Dec / 6413.13.37.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41981
51981
61981
71981
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162080
172080
182080
192080
202080
212080
222080
232080
242179
252179
262179
272179
282179
292179
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Friedrichsdorf gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. 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 46% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1357
2367
3367
4377
5377
6387
7387
8398
9398
10408
11408
12409
13419
14429
154210
164310
174311
184411
194411
204512
214512
224513
234513
244613
254613
264613
274612
284512
294512
304511
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
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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 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 8:11 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:114:19
28.18:124:19
38.18:134:18
48.18:154:18
58.08:164:18
68.08:174:17
78.08:184:17
88.08:194:17
97.98:204:17
107.98:214:17
117.98:224:16
127.98:234:16
137.98:244:16
147.98:254:16
157.88:264:17
167.88:264:17
177.88:274:17
187.88:284:17
197.88:284:18
207.88:294:18
217.88:304:18
227.88:304:19
237.88:314:19
247.88:314:20
257.88:314:20
267.88:324:21
277.88:324:22
287.88:324:22
297.88:324:23
307.98:324:24
317.98:324:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Friedrichsdorf?

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 Friedrichsdorf.

What to pack for Friedrichsdorf in December

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

In December, Friedrichsdorf 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

UV index in Friedrichsdorf 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 Friedrichsdorf peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Friedrichsdorf?

Friedrichsdorf sits at 50.2°N, 8.6°E, 202 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Friedrichsdorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Friedrichsdorf has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 208 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Friedrichsdorf is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
789 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 3.0 km · Oberursel 7.0 km · Karben 9.0 km · Bad Vilbel 10 km · Kronberg 12 km · Neu-Anspach 13 km · Kronberg Tal 13 km · Friedberg 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 Friedrichsdorf (50.2496°, 8.6428°, elevation 202 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).