Heide weather in December

In December, Heide sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Heide's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heide's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:47 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
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 Heide 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 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)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

How December really feels in Heide

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.

Heide weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6913.22.47.70.0
Feb / 5210.52.49.30.0
Mar / 5311.31.711.51.0
Apr12° / 4510.10.213.73.1
May16° / 5711.6015.74.8
Jun19° / 11°7212.2016.85.6
Jul21° / 13°8013016.46.0
Aug21° / 13°8413.8014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°7112.5012.55.1
Oct13° / 7413.8010.23.2
Nov / 63130.48.21.2
Dec / 6813.12.27.20.1

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61981
71981
81981
91981
102080
112179
122179
132080
142179
152179
162179
172179
182278
192179
202179
212179
222179
232179
242179
252179
262278
272278
282278
292377
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Heide gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1395
2405
3405
4415
5425
6425
7435
8435
9435
10435
11435
12425
13426
14426
15426
16427
17427
18427
19428
20428
21428
22428
23429
24429
25429
26429
27429
28429
29439
30438
31438

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 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1819light breeze
1919light breeze
2019light breeze
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2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:29 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 3:58 PM to 4:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:293:58
27.48:313:57
37.48:323:56
47.48:333:56
57.38:353:55
67.38:363:55
77.38:373:54
87.38:383:54
97.28:403:54
107.28:413:53
117.28:423:53
127.28:433:53
137.28:443:53
147.18:453:53
157.18:463:53
167.18:473:53
177.18:473:53
187.18:483:53
197.18:493:54
207.18:493:54
217.18:503:54
227.18:503:55
237.18:513:55
247.18:513:56
257.18:523:56
267.18:523:57
277.18:523:58
287.18:523:59
297.18:523:59
307.18:524:00
317.28:524:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.43 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
110.4Dim
120.4Dim
130.4Dim
140.4Dim
150.4Dim
160.4Dim
170.4Dim
180.4Dim
190.4Dim
200.4Dim
210.4Dim
220.4Dim
230.4Dim
240.4Dim
250.4Dim
260.4Dim
270.4Dim
280.4Dim
290.4Dim
300.4Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Heide?

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

0.1
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 Heide.

What to pack for Heide in December

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

In December, Heide 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

Sea temperature near Heide 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Feb3Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Heide 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 Heide peaks around July 20 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 20UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Heide?

Heide sits at 54.2°N, 9.1°E, 14 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Husum, 32 km away.

SchleswigEckernfördeNeumünsterElmshorn

Topography around Heide

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heide has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Heide is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and water (33%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Husum 32 km · Rendsburg 39 km · Itzehoe 41 km · Cuxhaven 45 km · Schleswig 47 km · Eckernförde 57 km · Neumünster 59 km · Elmshorn 62 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 Heide (54.1956°, 9.0974°, elevation 14 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).