Hochheim am Main in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Hochheim am Main sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 154 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Hochheim am Main's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Hochheim am Main's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Precipitation
154 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Hochheim am Main in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Hochheim am Main reaches about 5°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Hochheim am Main

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hochheim am Main weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°49112.88.40.0
Feb / -0°429.22.69.70.3
Mar10° / 4911.31.311.52.1
Apr15° / 459.80.213.54.3
May19° / 6211015.15.8
Jun22° / 13°6010.6016.16.5
Jul24° / 15°6411.7015.76.6
Aug24° / 14°5810.6014.36.8
Sep20° / 11°549.3012.46.1
Oct14° / 5510.80.110.53.8
Nov / 5511.50.98.81.2
Dec / 6212.83.27.90.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Hochheim am Main gets around 154 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Hochheim am Main?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hochheim am Main.

What to pack for Hochheim am Main in Winter

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

In winter, Hochheim am Main sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

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UV index in Hochheim am Main in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hochheim am Main peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hochheim am Main?

Hochheim am Main sits at 50.0°N, 8.4°E, 131 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Hochheim am Main

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hochheim am Main has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Hochheim am Main is covered by cropland (29%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
479 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Ginsheim-Gustavsburg 5.0 km · Flörsheim 5.0 km · Rüsselsheim am Main 6.0 km · Mainz 6.0 km · Biebrich 8.0 km · Hofheim am Taunus 11 km · Wiesbaden 11 km · Gonsenheim 11 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 Hochheim am Main (50.0144°, 8.3522°, elevation 131 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.