Fussen weather in December

In December, Fussen sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Fussen's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fussen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
98 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:06 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Fussen is principle town of the municipality of Füssen, German.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Fussen reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-5
22-5
32-5
42-5
52-5
62-6
72-6
81-6
91-6
101-6
111-6
121-6
131-7
141-7
151-7
161-7
171-7
181-7
191-7
200-7
210-7
220-7
230-7
240-7
250-7
260-8
270-8
280-8
290-8
300-8
310-8

How December really feels in Fussen

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
17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Fussen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°9112.611.98.70.0
Feb / -7°8411.811.79.90.0
Mar / -4°11215.412.411.60.3
Apr10° / -0°11815.99.213.31.7
May14° / 18921.43.514.93.1
Jun17° / 20720.80.515.74.2
Jul19° / 10°20620.20.115.44.8
Aug19° / 10°19919.50.214.14.8
Sep15° / 14115.81.212.44.0
Oct11° / 10413.24.310.62.6
Nov / -3°9712.299.10.4
Dec / -7°9813.411.88.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43664
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143763
153763
163862
173862
183763
193763
203763
213763
223862
233862
243862
253862
263961
273961
283961
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Fussen gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14134
24134
34135
44235
54236
64337
74337
84338
94338
104438
114439
124439
134440
144440
154440
164440
174440
184439
194439
204439
214439
224439
234439
244439
254539
264539
274539
284539
294539
304539
314539

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 6 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 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 7:51 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 4:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:514:22
28.57:534:22
38.57:544:22
48.47:554:21
58.47:564:21
68.47:574:21
78.47:584:21
88.47:594:20
98.38:004:20
108.38:014:20
118.38:024:20
128.38:034:20
138.38:044:20
148.38:044:20
158.38:054:21
168.28:064:21
178.28:074:21
188.28:074:21
198.28:084:22
208.28:084:22
218.28:094:22
228.28:094:23
238.28:104:23
248.28:104:24
258.28:114:24
268.28:114:25
278.28:114:26
288.28:124:26
298.38:124:27
308.38:124:28
318.38:124:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Fussen?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fussen.

What to pack for Fussen in December

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

In December, Fussen sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Fussen 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 Fussen peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fussen?

Fussen sits at 47.6°N, 10.7°E, 808 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktoberdorf, 24 km away.

Penzberg

Topography around Fussen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fussen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,318 m.

The land around Fussen is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
1,597 m
80 km
3,318 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Marktoberdorf 24 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 31 km · Sonthofen 32 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 34 km · Kaufbeuren 35 km · Telfs 40 km · Weilheim 45 km · Penzberg 54 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 Fussen (47.5714°, 10.7017°, elevation 808 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).