Nordhorn weather in December

In December, Nordhorn sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nordhorn's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nordhorn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:44 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

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 Nordhorn 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 11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

How December really feels in Nordhorn

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.

Nordhorn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.31.880.0
Feb / 5410.92.39.50.3
Mar / 5611.80.911.51.9
Apr14° / 4810.70.213.64.0
May18° / 6011015.55.5
Jun20° / 11°6812.1016.55.8
Jul23° / 14°8014016.16.1
Aug22° / 13°7613.2014.56.1
Sep19° / 11°6611012.45.6
Oct14° / 6311.9010.33.8
Nov / 6012.10.48.51.5
Dec / 71132.27.50.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

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 (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152377
162377
172377
182377
192377
202278
212278
222377
232377
242377
252476
262476
272476
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Nordhorn gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1394
2394
3404
4404
5415
6415
7415
8415
9415
10415
11415
12416
13416
14416
15417
16417
17427
18427
19428
20428
21428
22429
23429
24439
25439
26439
27439
28438
29438
30437
31437

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 8:28 AM to 8:50 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:284:15
27.88:294:15
37.78:304:14
47.78:324:14
57.78:334:13
67.68:344:13
77.68:354:12
87.68:374:12
97.68:384:12
107.58:394:12
117.58:404:11
127.58:414:11
137.58:424:11
147.58:434:11
157.58:434:11
167.58:444:12
177.48:454:12
187.48:464:12
197.48:464:12
207.48:474:13
217.48:474:13
227.48:484:13
237.48:484:14
247.48:494:15
257.48:494:15
267.48:494:16
277.48:504:16
287.58:504:17
297.58:504:18
307.58:504:19
317.58:504:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.53 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
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.5Dim
120.5Dim
130.5Dim
140.5Dim
150.5Dim
160.5Dim
170.5Dim
180.5Dim
190.5Dim
200.5Dim
210.5Dim
220.5Dim
230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.5Dim
280.5Dim
290.5Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nordhorn?

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

0.2
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 Nordhorn.

What to pack for Nordhorn in December

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

In December, Nordhorn 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

UV index in Nordhorn 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 Nordhorn peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nordhorn?

Nordhorn sits at 52.4°N, 7.1°E, 25 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Bentheim, 16 km away.

Topography around Nordhorn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nordhorn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m.

The land around Nordhorn is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (33%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (28%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
346 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bad Bentheim 16 km · Oldenzaal 16 km · Losser 19 km · Tubbergen 19 km · Lingen 20 km · Gronau 25 km · Glanerbrug 25 km · Borne 26 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 Nordhorn (52.4308°, 7.0683°, elevation 25 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).