Laupheim weather in December

In December, Laupheim sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 16% 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 Laupheim's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laupheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:12 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Laupheim 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 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
140
240
340
440
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
193-1
203-1
213-1
223-1
233-1
243-1
253-1
263-1
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Laupheim

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.

Laupheim 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 / -2°5911.85.78.60.0
Feb / -2°4910.25.49.90.1
Mar / 6312.33.211.61.8
Apr14° / 6411.7113.43.7
May18° / 10114.6014.95.1
Jun21° / 12°9814.7015.85.8
Jul23° / 13°9914.4015.56.2
Aug23° / 13°9213.2014.16.4
Sep18° / 10°7211.4012.45.6
Oct13° / 6711.50.310.63.5
Nov / 65112.690.9
Dec / -1°67135.78.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42575
52476
62575
72674
82674
92674
102872
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
162971
172773
182773
192773
202773
212872
222773
232872
242872
252872
262872
272872
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Laupheim gets around 67 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 44% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13815
23916
33916
44016
54016
64116
74117
84117
94217
104217
114218
124318
134319
144419
154419
164420
174420
184420
194420
204420
214320
224320
234320
244320
254320
264319
274319
284218
294218
304218
314217

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 13 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
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light 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 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 7:57 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:574:23
28.47:594:23
38.48:004:22
48.48:014:22
58.38:024:22
68.38:034:21
78.38:044:21
88.38:054:21
98.28:064:21
108.28:074:21
118.28:084:21
128.28:094:21
138.28:104:21
148.28:114:21
158.28:114:21
168.28:124:21
178.18:134:21
188.18:134:22
198.18:144:22
208.18:154:22
218.18:154:23
228.18:164:23
238.18:164:24
248.18:164:24
258.18:174:25
268.18:174:26
278.18:174:26
288.28:184:27
298.28:184:28
308.28:184:28
318.28:184:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
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170.9Dim
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240.9Dim
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260.9Dim
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290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Laupheim?

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 Laupheim.

What to pack for Laupheim in December

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

In December, Laupheim 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 Laupheim 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 Laupheim 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 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Laupheim?

Laupheim sits at 48.2°N, 9.9°E, 504 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ehingen, 13 km away.

Topography around Laupheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laupheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 515 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,265 m.

The land around Laupheim is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
1,265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ehingen 13 km · Senden 16 km · Biberach an der Riß 16 km · Illertissen 17 km · Ulm 21 km · Neu-Ulm 21 km · Eselsberg 21 km · Klingenstein 21 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 Laupheim (48.2279°, 9.8787°, elevation 504 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).