Marburg an der Lahn weather in December

In December, Marburg an der Lahn sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Marburg an der Lahn's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marburg an der Lahn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:29 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Marburg an der Lahn is human settlement in 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 Marburg an der Lahn reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 4°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 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Marburg an der Lahn

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.

Marburg an der Lahn 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 / -1°5811.73.98.20.0
Feb / -1°479.63.99.70.1
Mar / 5111.11.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.10.313.53.8
May18° / 5811015.25.4
Jun21° / 12°5910.7016.26.1
Jul23° / 14°6611.9015.86.5
Aug23° / 13°6110.7014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°569.6012.45.7
Oct13° / 5410.90.110.43.4
Nov / 5510.81.28.70.9
Dec / 6612.747.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Marburg an der Lahn gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 8:13 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:134:16
28.08:144:16
38.08:164:15
48.08:174:15
57.98:184:14
67.98:194:14
77.98:204:14
87.98:214:14
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Marburg an der Lahn?

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 Marburg an der Lahn.

What to pack for Marburg an der Lahn in December

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

In December, Marburg an der Lahn sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Marburg an der Lahn 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 Marburg an der Lahn peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Marburg an der Lahn 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 Marburg an der Lahn 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marburg an der Lahn?

Marburg an der Lahn sits at 50.8°N, 8.8°E, 220 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kirchhain, 11 km away.

Topography around Marburg an der Lahn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Marburg an der Lahn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marburg an der Lahn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 831 m.

The land around Marburg an der Lahn is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

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223 m
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80 km
831 m
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December weather nearby: Kirchhain 11 km · Stadtallendorf 17 km · Gießen 26 km · Bad Laasphe 28 km · Frankenberg 28 km · Wetzlar 33 km · Schwalmstadt 34 km · Dillenburg 35 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 Marburg an der Lahn (50.809°, 8.7707°, elevation 220 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).