Kempten (Allgäu) weather in December

In December, Kempten (Allgäu) sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 113 mm of precipitation across 14.7 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kempten (Allgäu)'s 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kempten (Allgäu)'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
113 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:08 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kempten (Allgäu) is inner city of the urban municipality of Kempten, Bavaria, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 3°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kempten (Allgäu) reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°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
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-3
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How December really feels in Kempten (Allgäu)

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.

Kempten (Allgäu) weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°10413.29.88.70.0
Feb / -3°93129.39.90.0
Mar / -0°11215.28.311.61.2
Apr12° / 10514.84.413.32.9
May16° / 15717.70.714.94.3
Jun20° / 11°15817015.75.2
Jul22° / 13°15916.7015.45.7
Aug21° / 12°14915.1014.15.8
Sep17° / 11713.80.112.44.9
Oct12° / 96121.610.63.2
Nov / 10412.56.19.10.8
Dec / -2°11314.710.18.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73466
83466
93466
103466
113565
123565
133565
143664
153565
163565
173565
183664
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273664
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kempten (Allgäu) gets around 113 mm of rain and snow over 14.7 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 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14328
24328
34429
44529
54530
64631
74631
84632
94733
104733
114734
124834
134834
144934
154935
164934
174934
184934
194934
204934
214934
224934
234934
244934
254934
264933
274933
284933
294933
304933
314832

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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:544:23
28.57:554:23
38.47:564:23
48.47:574:22
58.47:584:22
68.47:594:22
78.48:004:22
88.38:014:21
98.38:024:21
108.38:034:21
118.38:044:21
128.38:054:21
138.38:064:21
148.28:074:21
158.28:074:22
168.28:084:22
178.28:094:22
188.28:094:22
198.28:104:23
208.28:114:23
218.28:114:23
228.28:124:24
238.28:124:24
248.28:134:25
258.28:134:25
268.28:134:26
278.28:134:27
288.28:144:27
298.28:144:28
308.28:144:29
318.38:144:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
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
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kempten (Allgäu)?

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

0.0
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 Kempten (Allgäu).

What to pack for Kempten (Allgäu) in December

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

In December, Kempten (Allgäu) sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kempten (Allgäu) 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 Kempten (Allgäu) peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kempten (Allgäu)?

Kempten (Allgäu) sits at 47.7°N, 10.3°E, 681 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sonthofen, 23 km away.

Topography around Kempten (Allgäu)

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kempten (Allgäu).

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kempten (Allgäu) has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,691 m.

The land around Kempten (Allgäu) is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
2,691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Sonthofen 23 km · Marktoberdorf 23 km · Leutkirch 25 km · Kaufbeuren 29 km · Memmingen 30 km · Fussen 34 km · Wangen 36 km · Bad Waldsee 47 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 Kempten (Allgäu) (47.7267°, 10.3139°, elevation 681 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).