Hansestadt Salzwedel weather in December

In December, Hansestadt Salzwedel sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hansestadt Salzwedel's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hansestadt Salzwedel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
8:30 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.5 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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Hansestadt Salzwedel reaches about 4°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 -1°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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651
751
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How December really feels in Hansestadt Salzwedel

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.

Hansestadt Salzwedel weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°5011.42.97.90.0
Feb / -0°38103.49.50.1
Mar / 4610.81.911.51.6
Apr14° / 399.20.213.64.1
May19° / 5410.1015.55.9
Jun22° / 12°5810.6016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°7612.6016.16.4
Aug23° / 14°6310.8014.56.6
Sep19° / 11°549.4012.46.0
Oct13° / 489.8010.33.7
Nov / 4510.20.88.41.1
Dec / 4911.62.77.40.0

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
21981
31981
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51882
61882
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
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312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hansestadt Salzwedel gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1326
2336
3346
4356
5366
6376
7376
8386
9386
10386
11386
12386
13377
14377
15387
16387
17388
18388
19379
20379
213710
223710
233711
243811
253811
263811
273911
283911
293911
303911
313910

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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11100
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16100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2114light breeze
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2815light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 8:14 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:143:57
27.78:153:56
37.78:163:56
47.68:183:55
57.68:193:55
67.68:203:54
77.58:213:54
87.58:223:53
97.58:243:53
107.58:253:53
117.58:263:53
127.48:273:53
137.48:283:53
147.48:293:53
157.48:293:53
167.48:303:53
177.48:313:53
187.48:323:53
197.48:323:54
207.38:333:54
217.38:343:54
227.38:343:55
237.38:343:55
247.38:353:56
257.48:353:56
267.48:353:57
277.48:363:58
287.48:363:58
297.48:363:59
307.48:364:00
317.48:364:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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40.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Hansestadt Salzwedel?

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 Hansestadt Salzwedel.

What to pack for Hansestadt Salzwedel in December

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

In December, Hansestadt Salzwedel sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Hansestadt Salzwedel 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 Hansestadt Salzwedel peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hansestadt Salzwedel?

Hansestadt Salzwedel sits at 52.9°N, 11.2°E, 18 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Uelzen, 41 km away.

WolfsburgStendalGifhornHaldensleben ILüneburgHelmstedt

Topography around Hansestadt Salzwedel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hansestadt Salzwedel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m.

The land around Hansestadt Salzwedel is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
369 m
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December weather nearby: Uelzen 41 km · Wittenberge 43 km · Wolfsburg 54 km · Stendal 55 km · Gifhorn 58 km · Haldensleben I 65 km · Lüneburg 66 km · Helmstedt 70 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 Hansestadt Salzwedel (52.853°, 11.1529°, elevation 18 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).