Northeim weather in December

In December, Northeim sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Northeim's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Northeim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:28 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Northeim 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 -2°C and 9°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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How December really feels in Northeim

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.

Northeim 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 / -1°6913.758.10.0
Feb / -1°5411.65.39.60.0
Mar / 6212.93.111.51.3
Apr13° / 5110.80.413.63.5
May17° / 6411.6015.45.1
Jun20° / 11°6912.4016.35.8
Jul22° / 13°7813.40166.1
Aug22° / 13°7011.7014.46.3
Sep18° / 10°6210.5012.45.4
Oct13° / 6412.10.110.43.2
Nov / 6312.41.78.60.8
Dec / -0°69144.97.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
31981
41981
52080
62080
71981
81981
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111981
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311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Northeim gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 49% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13810
23810
33911
44011
54111
64211
74312
84312
94413
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314816

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
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 8:12 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:124:07
27.98:144:07
37.98:154:06
47.88:164:06
57.88:174:05
67.88:194:05
77.78:204:04
87.78:214:04
97.78:224:04
107.78:234:04
117.78:244:04
127.68:254:04
137.68:264:04
147.68:274:04
157.68:284:04
167.68:284:04
177.68:294:04
187.68:304:04
197.68:314:05
207.68:314:05
217.68:324:05
227.68:324:06
237.68:334:06
247.68:334:07
257.68:334:07
267.68:344:08
277.68:344:09
287.68:344:09
297.68:344:10
307.68:344:11
317.68:344:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.55 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.55 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 Northeim?

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 Northeim.

What to pack for Northeim in December

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

In December, Northeim sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Northeim 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 Northeim peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 12UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Northeim?

Northeim sits at 51.7°N, 10.0°E, 127 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Einbeck, 15 km away.

Topography around Northeim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Northeim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,121 m.

The land around Northeim is covered by cropland (35%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
1,121 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Einbeck 15 km · Göttingen 20 km · Seesen 24 km · Uslar 26 km · Clausthal-Zellerfeld 26 km · Duderstadt 28 km · Alfeld 33 km · Goslar 37 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 Northeim (51.7066°, 10°, elevation 127 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).