Ochtrup weather in December

In December, Ochtrup sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 7.6 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 12% 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 Ochtrup's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ochtrup's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:42 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Ochtrup is main settlement of Ochtrup, 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 Ochtrup 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)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1552
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

How December really feels in Ochtrup

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.

Ochtrup 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 / 7013.8280.0
Feb / 56112.59.50.3
Mar10° / 58120.911.51.9
Apr14° / 5010.80.213.64.0
May18° / 6111.4015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6712.2016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°8113.80166.2
Aug23° / 14°7912.6014.56.2
Sep19° / 11°6510.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 6411.7010.33.8
Nov / 6312.80.58.51.5
Dec / 7313.12.47.60.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62278
72278
82278
92278
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
162278
172278
182278
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ochtrup gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1395
2405
3405
4405
5415
6415
7415
8415
9425
10426
11426
12426
13426
14427
15427
16427
17427
18428
19428
20429
21429
22439
23439
244310
254310
264410
274410
28449
29449
30459
31458

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 16 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 8:26 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:264:16
27.88:274:15
37.88:294:15
47.78:304:14
57.78:314:14
67.78:334:13
77.78:344:13
87.68:354:13
97.68:364:13
107.68:374:12
117.68:384:12
127.68:394:12
137.58:404:12
147.58:414:12
157.58:424:12
167.58:424:12
177.58:434:13
187.58:444:13
197.58:454:13
207.58:454:13
217.58:464:14
227.58:464:14
237.58:474:15
247.58:474:15
257.58:474:16
267.58:484:17
277.58:484:17
287.58:484:18
297.58:484:19
307.58:484:20
317.58:484:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.54 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
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90.6Dim
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110.6Dim
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140.5Dim
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170.5Dim
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240.5Dim
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300.5Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ochtrup?

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 Ochtrup.

What to pack for Ochtrup in December

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

In December, Ochtrup 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 Ochtrup 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 Ochtrup 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 Ochtrup?

Ochtrup sits at 52.2°N, 7.2°E, 61 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Bentheim, 11 km away.

Topography around Ochtrup

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ochtrup has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m.

The land around Ochtrup is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
343 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bad Bentheim 11 km · Gronau 11 km · Steinfurt 12 km · Losser 14 km · Glanerbrug 15 km · Ahaus 19 km · Rheine 19 km · Enschede 20 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 Ochtrup (52.208°, 7.1899°, elevation 61 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).