Lindau weather in December

In December, Lindau sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 14.8 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 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Lindau's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lindau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:10 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lindau is municipality seat of the municipality of Lindau, Bavaria, Germany.

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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lindau reaches about 4°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 -1°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)
15-1
25-1
35-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
174-2
184-2
194-2
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 Lindau

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.

Lindau 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°106139.38.70.0
Feb / -3°971299.90.0
Mar / 11615.17.411.61.5
Apr13° / 11014.33.813.33.1
May17° / 16517.10.414.94.6
Jun20° / 12°17316.5015.75.4
Jul22° / 13°16915.6015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°17015.1014.16.0
Sep18° / 10°12912.9012.45.2
Oct13° / 10712.31.110.63.5
Nov / 11513.15.69.11.0
Dec / -2°12014.89.28.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33565
43664
53664
63763
73763
83763
93961
103961
113961
123961
134060
144060
154060
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
233961
243961
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263862
273961
283961
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lindau gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 50% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14525
24526
34626
44627
54627
64627
74628
84628
94629
104729
114729
124730
134730
144830
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164830
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204830
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304930
314830

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 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:55 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:554:27
28.57:574:26
38.57:584:26
48.47:594:26
58.48:004:25
68.48:014:25
78.48:024:25
88.48:034:25
98.38:044:25
108.38:054:24
118.38:064:24
128.38:074:24
138.38:084:25
148.38:084:25
158.38:094:25
168.38:104:25
178.28:114:25
188.28:114:26
198.28:124:26
208.28:124:26
218.28:134:27
228.28:134:27
238.28:144:28
248.28:144:28
258.28:154:29
268.28:154:29
278.28:154:30
288.38:154:31
298.38:164:31
308.38:164:32
318.38:164:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lindau?

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 Lindau.

What to pack for Lindau in December

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

In December, Lindau sees daytime highs around 4°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 Lindau 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 Lindau peaks around July 16 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lindau?

Lindau sits at 47.5°N, 9.7°E, 406 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bregenz, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Lindau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lindau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 403 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 762 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,801 m.

The land around Lindau is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (31%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
762 m
80 km
2,801 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Bregenz 7.0 km · Lustenau 13 km · Dornbirn 15 km · Tettnang 15 km · Wangen 19 km · Friedrichshafen 20 km · Hohenems 21 km · Ravensburg 27 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 Lindau (47.5461°, 9.6843°, elevation 406 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).