Köthen weather in December

In December, Köthen sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Köthen's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Köthen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:21 AM – 3:56 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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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 Köthen reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 10°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)
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How December really feels in Köthen

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.

Köthen 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 / -1°4411.22.88.10.0
Feb / -0°329.13.29.60.2
Mar / 4310.81.711.51.7
Apr14° / 348.50.213.64.3
May19° / 569.9015.46.0
Jun22° / 12°5110016.36.4
Jul24° / 14°7011.70166.6
Aug24° / 14°5710.4014.46.8
Sep19° / 11°518.7012.46.1
Oct14° / 439.30.110.44.0
Nov / 4610.20.88.61.2
Dec / 4711.72.87.60.0

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 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32080
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
132179
142179
152179
162080
172080
182080
192179
202080
212080
222179
232179
242179
252179
262377
272377
282476
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Köthen gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1316
2316
3326
4336
5347
6357
7367
8377
9377
10387
11387
12397
13398
14408
15418
16419
17419
18419
194110
204110
214010
224011
233911
243911
253911
263811
273811
283811
293811
303810
313810

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
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15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1813light breeze
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2014light breeze
2114light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 8:05 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:053:59
27.98:063:58
37.88:073:58
47.88:093:57
57.88:103:57
67.88:113:57
77.78:123:56
87.78:133:56
97.78:143:56
107.78:153:56
117.78:163:56
127.68:173:55
137.68:183:55
147.68:193:55
157.68:203:56
167.68:213:56
177.68:223:56
187.68:223:56
197.68:233:56
207.68:243:57
217.68:243:57
227.68:253:58
237.68:253:58
247.68:253:59
257.68:263:59
267.68:264:00
277.68:264:01
287.68:264:01
297.68:274:02
307.68:274:03
317.68:274:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.6 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 Köthen?

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 Köthen.

What to pack for Köthen in December

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

In December, Köthen sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Köthen 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 Köthen peaks around June 23 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Köthen?

Köthen sits at 51.8°N, 12.0°E, 83 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bernburg, 17 km away.

Topography around Köthen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Köthen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m.

The land around Köthen is covered by cropland (51%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
640 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bernburg 17 km · Dessau 21 km · Wolfen 23 km · Zerbst 25 km · Bitterfeld-Wolfen 28 km · Staßfurt 29 km · Halle (Saale) 30 km · Halle-Neustadt 31 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 Köthen (51.7518°, 11.9709°, elevation 83 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).