Löbau in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Löbau sees average daytime highs around 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 170 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Löbau's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Löbau's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
2°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
170 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Löbau in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C.

A typical winter day in Löbau reaches about 2°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Löbau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Löbau weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6113.48.38.20.0
Feb / -3°4911.279.60.0
Mar / 6213.14.811.51.0
Apr13° / 4810.81.313.53.5
May18° / 7513.20.115.35.2
Jun21° / 11°8412.9016.25.8
Jul23° / 13°10213.8015.96.2
Aug23° / 13°9412.2014.46.4
Sep18° / 7111.3012.45.4
Oct12° / 5711.20.310.43.1
Nov / 5611.33.18.70.6
Dec / -2°59136.57.80.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Löbau gets around 170 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Löbau?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Löbau.

What to pack for Löbau in Winter

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

In winter, Löbau sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

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UV index in Löbau in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Löbau peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Löbau in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Löbau is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1617 µg/m³Dec 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Löbau?

Löbau sits at 51.1°N, 14.7°E, 272 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bautzen, 19 km away.

Topography around Löbau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Löbau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m.

The land around Löbau is covered by cropland (39%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
1,495 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Bautzen 19 km · Görlitz 23 km · Zgorzelec 24 km · Zittau 24 km · Bogatynia 29 km · Lubań 43 km · Kamenz 44 km · Weißwasser 45 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 Löbau (51.0995°, 14.6674°, elevation 272 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.