Meerane weather in December

In December, Meerane sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:14 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Meerane 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 3°C through the month.

A typical December day in Meerane 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 about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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1030
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283-1
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How December really feels in Meerane

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.

Meerane weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6813.67.58.20.0
Feb / -2°5311.56.59.70.0
Mar / 6713.6511.51.1
Apr13° / 5110.71.413.53.4
May17° / 7513.3015.25.1
Jun20° / 11°8312.6016.25.8
Jul23° / 13°9413.1015.86.3
Aug22° / 13°7912.4014.36.4
Sep18° / 10°6911.2012.45.5
Oct13° / 6411.30.410.43.3
Nov / 6611.73.28.70.8
Dec / -1°7013.967.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42674
52575
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122377
132278
142278
152278
162278
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182278
192278
202278
212278
222377
232377
242377
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272278
282278
292278
302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Meerane gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13814
23914
34014
44115
54215
64316
74316
84417
94517
104518
114619
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224621
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254621
264521
274521
284521
294521
304520
314520

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 (%)
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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:584:01
28.08:004:01
38.08:014:00
48.08:024:00
57.98:034:00
67.98:053:59
77.98:063:59
87.98:073:59
97.88:083:58
107.88:093:58
117.88:103:58
127.88:113:58
137.88:123:58
147.88:133:58
157.78:133:58
167.78:143:58
177.78:153:59
187.78:163:59
197.78:163:59
207.78:174:00
217.78:174:00
227.78:184:00
237.78:184:01
247.78:194:01
257.78:194:02
267.78:194:03
277.78:204:03
287.78:204:04
297.78:204:05
307.88:204:06
317.88:204:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Meerane?

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 Meerane.

What to pack for Meerane in December

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

In December, Meerane sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Meerane 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 Meerane peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Meerane 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 Meerane is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Dec 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Meerane?

Meerane sits at 50.8°N, 12.5°E, 248 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Crimmitschau, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Meerane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meerane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 272 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m.

The land around Meerane is covered by cropland (48%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
1,196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Crimmitschau 6.0 km · Glauchau 6.0 km · Zwickau 13 km · Werdau 14 km · Altenburg 16 km · Hohenstein-Ernstthal 18 km · Limbach-Oberfrohna 21 km · Gera 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 Meerane (50.8469°, 12.4647°, elevation 248 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).