Gladbeck weather in December

In December, Gladbeck sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gladbeck's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gladbeck's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:40 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 20 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical December day in Gladbeck reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°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)
173
273
372
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
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1962
2062
2162
2262
2362
2451
2551
2651
2751
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3151

How December really feels in Gladbeck

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.

Gladbeck 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 / 7813.82.48.10.1
Feb / 6411.92.69.60.5
Mar10° / 6512.81.111.52.1
Apr14° / 5110.80.113.64.1
May18° / 6211.5015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°7112016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°8213.6015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°8112.5014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6911.1012.45.7
Oct14° / 7112010.43.9
Nov / 7113.10.68.61.6
Dec / 8514.12.77.70.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52377
62476
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152575
162575
172476
182377
192377
202377
212476
222278
232278
242278
252179
262179
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gladbeck gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1415
2415
3415
4425
5426
6436
7436
8436
9436
10446
11446
12447
13447
14457
15458
16458
17458
18469
19469
204610
214710
224711
234711
244711
254812
264812
274812
284811
294811
304810
314810

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 42 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 8:24 AM to 8:46 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:244:20
27.98:254:19
37.98:264:19
47.88:284:18
57.88:294:18
67.88:304:18
77.88:314:17
87.78:324:17
97.78:334:17
107.78:344:17
117.78:354:16
127.78:364:16
137.78:374:16
147.68:384:16
157.68:394:16
167.68:404:17
177.68:414:17
187.68:414:17
197.68:424:17
207.68:424:18
217.68:434:18
227.68:444:19
237.68:444:19
247.68:444:20
257.68:454:20
267.68:454:21
277.68:454:21
287.68:454:22
297.68:464:23
307.68:464:24
317.78:464:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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40.7Dim
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60.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gladbeck?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
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 Gladbeck.

What to pack for Gladbeck in December

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

In December, Gladbeck sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°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 Gladbeck 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 Gladbeck peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gladbeck?

Gladbeck sits at 51.6°N, 7.0°E, 60 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Buer, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gladbeck

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gladbeck has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 964 m.

The land around Gladbeck is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
964 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Buer 5.0 km · Bottrop 7.0 km · Dorsten 10 km · Gelsenkirchen 11 km · Herten 11 km · Marl 12 km · Essen 13 km · Oberhausen 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 Gladbeck (51.5708°, 6.9859°, elevation 60 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).