Kaufbeuren weather in December

In December, Kaufbeuren sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 8.3 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 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kaufbeuren's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaufbeuren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
83 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:08 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kaufbeuren is inner city of the urban municipality of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, 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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kaufbeuren reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 9°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)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
184-1
194-1
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Kaufbeuren

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.

Kaufbeuren 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 / -2°7512.17.68.60.0
Feb / -2°6410.97.69.90.1
Mar / 8313.85.811.61.5
Apr13° / 8213.22.413.43.3
May17° / 12716.10.214.94.8
Jun21° / 12°12816.2015.75.5
Jul22° / 13°13115.8015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°12014.8014.16.0
Sep18° / 9312.70.112.45.2
Oct13° / 7811.60.710.63.4
Nov / 7711.44.29.10.8
Dec / -1°8313.488.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203268
213169
223169
233169
243268
253367
263466
273466
283466
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kaufbeuren gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13820
23821
33921
44022
54122
64123
74224
84224
94325
104325
114426
124426
134527
144527
154527
164528
174528
184528
194527
204527
214527
224527
234527
244527
254527
264526
274426
284425
294425
304424
314424

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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 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 7:53 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:534:22
28.47:544:21
38.47:554:21
48.47:564:20
58.47:584:20
68.47:594:20
78.38:004:20
88.38:014:19
98.38:024:19
108.38:034:19
118.38:044:19
128.28:044:19
138.28:054:19
148.28:064:19
158.28:074:20
168.28:084:20
178.28:084:20
188.28:094:20
198.28:104:21
208.28:104:21
218.28:114:21
228.28:114:22
238.28:124:22
248.28:124:23
258.28:124:23
268.28:134:24
278.28:134:25
288.28:134:25
298.28:134:26
308.28:144:27
318.28:144:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kaufbeuren?

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 Kaufbeuren.

What to pack for Kaufbeuren in December

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

In December, Kaufbeuren sees daytime highs around 4°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

UV index in Kaufbeuren 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 Kaufbeuren peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaufbeuren?

Kaufbeuren sits at 47.9°N, 10.6°E, 672 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktoberdorf, 11 km away.

Topography around Kaufbeuren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaufbeuren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 712 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,530 m.

The land around Kaufbeuren is covered by grassland (37%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
2,530 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Marktoberdorf 11 km · Landsberg am Lech 27 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 29 km · Memmingen 34 km · Fussen 35 km · Weilheim 40 km · Leutkirch 45 km · Bobingen 46 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 Kaufbeuren (47.8824°, 10.6219°, elevation 672 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).