Hückelhoven weather in December

In December, Hückelhoven sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hückelhoven's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hückelhoven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:40 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Hückelhoven is human settlement in Germany.

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 Hückelhoven 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)
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273
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572
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How December really feels in Hückelhoven

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.

Hückelhoven weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.91.98.20.2
Feb / 5611.62.99.60.6
Mar10° / 5712.3111.52.2
Apr14° / 4610.50.113.54.1
May18° / 5511.2015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6511.4016.26.1
Jul23° / 14°7212.6015.96.4
Aug23° / 14°6811.6014.46.5
Sep19° / 11°6010.3012.45.9
Oct15° / 6011.3010.44.1
Nov / 6212.50.58.71.8
Dec / 7113.72.47.80.4

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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
142575
152575
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202476
212377
222377
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242278
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282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hückelhoven gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1405
2415
3415
4425
5425
6425
7425
8436
9436
10436
11436
12436
13437
14437
15437
16438
17438
18438
19439
20449
21449
224410
234510
244510
254510
264610
27469
28469
29469
30468
31468

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
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3100
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8100
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22100
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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 14 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
114light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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2816light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:46 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:244:25
28.08:264:25
38.08:274:24
47.98:284:24
57.98:294:23
67.98:314:23
77.98:324:23
87.88:334:23
97.88:344:22
107.88:354:22
117.88:364:22
127.88:374:22
137.78:384:22
147.78:394:22
157.78:394:22
167.78:404:22
177.78:414:23
187.78:424:23
197.78:424:23
207.78:434:23
217.78:434:24
227.78:444:24
237.78:444:25
247.78:454:25
257.78:454:26
267.78:454:27
277.78:464:27
287.78:464:28
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317.78:464:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.63 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.63 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 Hückelhoven?

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

0.4
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 Hückelhoven.

What to pack for Hückelhoven in December

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

In December, Hückelhoven sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hückelhoven 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 Hückelhoven peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hückelhoven in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hückelhoven is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hückelhoven?

Hückelhoven sits at 51.1°N, 6.2°E, 64 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Erkelenz, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Hückelhoven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hückelhoven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m.

The land around Hückelhoven is covered by cropland (37%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
993 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Erkelenz 7.0 km · Wassenberg 7.0 km · Heinsberg 9.0 km · Wegberg 10 km · Geilenkirchen 12 km · Niederkrüchten 16 km · Baesweiler 16 km · Übach-Palenberg 17 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 Hückelhoven (51.0555°, 6.2266°, elevation 64 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).