Landshut weather in December

In December, Landshut sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Landshut's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Landshut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:04 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.7 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 Landshut reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°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 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
140
240
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440
540
640
740
840
940
1030
1130
1230
133-1
143-1
153-1
163-1
173-1
183-1
193-1
203-1
213-1
223-1
233-1
243-1
253-1
263-1
273-1
283-1
293-1
303-1
313-1

How December really feels in Landshut

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.

Landshut weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6211.76.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5010.65.39.90.1
Mar / 6912.73.311.61.8
Apr14° / 6311.80.913.44.0
May19° / 10°10915.30155.3
Jun22° / 13°10914.7015.85.9
Jul24° / 15°11715.2015.56.2
Aug24° / 14°10913.9014.16.3
Sep19° / 11°8111.6012.45.7
Oct13° / 6711.50.310.63.6
Nov / 6110.3390.9
Dec / -1°66135.78.20.0

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52575
62674
72674
82674
92773
102773
112674
122674
132773
142773
152773
162872
172872
182872
192971
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Landshut gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13615
23615
33715
43816
53916
64016
74117
84217
94218
104318
114318
124419
134419
144419
154519
164519
174519
184419
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204419
214319
224319
234319
244319
254219
264219
274219
284219
294219
304219
314219

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
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 12 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
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 7:49 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:494:13
28.47:514:12
38.37:524:12
48.37:534:12
58.37:544:11
68.37:554:11
78.27:564:11
88.27:574:11
98.27:584:10
108.27:594:10
118.28:004:10
128.28:014:10
138.18:024:10
148.18:034:10
158.18:044:11
168.18:044:11
178.18:054:11
188.18:064:11
198.18:064:12
208.18:074:12
218.18:074:12
228.18:084:13
238.18:084:13
248.18:094:14
258.18:094:14
268.18:094:15
278.18:104:16
288.18:104:16
298.18:104:17
308.18:104:18
318.18:104:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
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60.9Dim
70.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Landshut?

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 Landshut.

What to pack for Landshut in December

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

In December, Landshut sees daytime highs around 3°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 Landshut 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 Landshut peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Landshut 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 Landshut is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Landshut?

Landshut sits at 48.5°N, 12.2°E, 488 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Moosburg, 18 km away.

Topography around Landshut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Landshut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 436 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 859 m.

The land around Landshut is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
859 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Moosburg 18 km · Dingolfing 27 km · Erding 31 km · Freising 34 km · Waldkraiburg 40 km · Mühldorf 41 km · Neufahrn bei Freising 44 km · Kelheim 48 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 Landshut (48.5296°, 12.1618°, elevation 488 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).