Güstrow weather in December

In December, Güstrow sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. 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 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Güstrow's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Güstrow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:32 AM – 3:43 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Güstrow reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 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)
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How December really feels in Güstrow

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.

Güstrow weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5111.53.57.80.0
Feb / -1°4110.23.99.40.0
Mar / 4810.52.411.51.1
Apr13° / 43100.213.73.5
May17° / 5810.9015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°7012016.75.9
Jul22° / 14°7812.8016.36.3
Aug22° / 13°7212.1014.66.3
Sep18° / 10°539.3012.55.7
Oct13° / 4910.50.110.23.3
Nov / 4210.20.88.30.9
Dec / 5111.23.27.30.0

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
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51981
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92080
102080
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312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Güstrow gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)
1317
2327
3328
4338
5348
6358
7359
8369
9369
10369
11369
12369
13369
14369
153610
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283812
293912
303912
313912

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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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
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2916light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 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 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:153:48
27.58:163:47
37.58:173:46
47.58:193:46
57.48:203:45
67.48:213:45
77.48:233:44
87.38:243:44
97.38:253:44
107.38:263:43
117.38:273:43
127.28:283:43
137.28:293:43
147.28:303:43
157.28:313:43
167.28:323:43
177.28:333:43
187.28:333:44
197.28:343:44
207.28:353:44
217.28:353:45
227.28:363:45
237.28:363:45
247.28:363:46
257.28:373:47
267.28:373:47
277.28:373:48
287.28:373:49
297.28:373:50
307.28:383:50
317.28:383:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.45 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 Güstrow?

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 Güstrow.

What to pack for Güstrow in December

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

In December, Güstrow sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Güstrow in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Güstrow 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 Güstrow peaks around June 19 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 19UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Güstrow?

Güstrow sits at 53.8°N, 12.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Rostock, 32 km away.

WismarRibnitz-DamgartenSchwerinWittstock

Topography around Güstrow

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Güstrow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m.

The land around Güstrow is covered by grassland (30%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
191 m
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December weather nearby: Rostock 32 km · Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 33 km · Waren 46 km · Parchim 46 km · Wismar 48 km · Ribnitz-Damgarten 53 km · Schwerin 53 km · Wittstock 74 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 Güstrow (53.7972°, 12.1734°, elevation 9 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).