Lahr weather in December

In December, Lahr sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 14.4 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lahr's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:21 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

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 Lahr reaches about 6°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 0°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)
162
262
362
462
561
661
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1951
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2151
2251
2351
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How December really feels in Lahr

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.

Lahr weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7313.33.48.60.0
Feb / 63113.69.90.6
Mar11° / 6812.41.711.62.6
Apr15° / 5811.50.213.44.5
May20° / 10°8413.70155.6
Jun23° / 13°7212015.86.5
Jul25° / 15°7312.1015.56.5
Aug25° / 15°6510.9014.16.8
Sep20° / 11°659.9012.46.3
Oct15° / 7311.50.110.64.3
Nov / 7511.71.391.7
Dec / 8714.43.68.20.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
43070
52971
63070
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
162971
172971
183070
192971
202971
212971
222971
232872
242872
252872
262971
272971
282971
292971
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lahr gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1419
2429
3439
4439
5449
6449
7449
8449
94510
104510
114610
124610
134711
144711
154811
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224913
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274913
284813
294813
304813
314812

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 4:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:064:31
28.48:074:30
38.48:084:30
48.38:094:30
58.38:104:29
68.38:124:29
78.38:134:29
88.28:144:29
98.28:154:28
108.28:164:28
118.28:174:28
128.28:174:28
138.28:184:28
148.28:194:28
158.18:204:29
168.18:214:29
178.18:214:29
188.18:224:29
198.18:234:30
208.18:234:30
218.18:244:30
228.18:244:31
238.18:254:31
248.18:254:32
258.18:254:32
268.18:264:33
278.18:264:34
288.18:264:34
298.18:264:35
308.28:274:36
318.28:274:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
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100.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lahr?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lahr.

What to pack for Lahr in December

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

In December, Lahr sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Lahr 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 Lahr peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lahr 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 Lahr is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lahr?

Lahr sits at 48.3°N, 7.9°E, 176 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Offenburg, 16 km away.

Topography around Lahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m.

The land around Lahr is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
1,383 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Offenburg 16 km · Illkirch-Graffenstaden 24 km · Emmendingen 24 km · Kehl 26 km · Oberkirch 26 km · Lingolsheim 28 km · Waldkirch 28 km · Strasbourg 29 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 Lahr (48.3404°, 7.8689°, elevation 176 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).