Norden weather in December

In December, Norden sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Norden's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:50 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Norden is district of the town Norden, district of Aurich, Lower Saxony, 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 6°C through the month.

A typical December day in Norden reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°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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263
363
463
563
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
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2152
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How December really feels in Norden

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.

Norden weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6613.31.77.80.0
Feb / 4810.31.79.40.1
Mar / 4911.31.111.51.4
Apr12° / 4710.60.113.73.3
May16° / 5711.7015.64.8
Jun19° / 12°7412.3016.75.6
Jul21° / 14°8314.6016.35.8
Aug21° / 14°8414.7014.65.8
Sep18° / 11°7212.2012.55.3
Oct13° / 6813.1010.33.5
Nov / 5913.10.18.31.4
Dec / 6413.41.67.30.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
142575
152575
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182377
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222278
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242278
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262377
272377
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Norden gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1403
2413
3413
4423
5423
6424
7434
8434
9434
10434
11434
12434
13435
14435
15445
16445
17445
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19435
20436
21436
22436
23436
24426
25426
26436
27436
28436
29436
30436
31436

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
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
1220light breeze
1320light breeze
1420light breeze
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1920light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 8:33 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 4:09 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:334:09
27.68:354:08
37.58:364:07
47.58:374:07
57.58:394:06
67.48:404:06
77.48:414:05
87.48:424:05
97.48:444:05
107.38:454:04
117.38:464:04
127.38:474:04
137.38:484:04
147.38:494:04
157.28:504:04
167.28:504:04
177.28:514:04
187.28:524:05
197.28:534:05
207.28:534:05
217.28:544:06
227.28:544:06
237.28:554:07
247.28:554:07
257.28:554:08
267.28:564:08
277.28:564:09
287.28:564:10
297.28:564:11
307.38:564:12
317.38:564:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Norden?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.2
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 Norden.

What to pack for Norden in December

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

In December, Norden sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Norden in December

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Norden in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Norden peaks around July 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norden?

Norden sits at 53.6°N, 7.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Aurich, 23 km away.

WeenerSchortensWinschoten

Topography around Norden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m.

The land around Norden is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (37%), grassland (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
95 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Aurich 23 km · Emden 26 km · Delfzijl 35 km · Wittmund 38 km · Leer 44 km · Weener 49 km · Schortens 49 km · Winschoten 51 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 Norden (53.5955°, 7.2062°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).