Oelde in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Oelde sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 216 mm of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Oelde's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Oelde's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 5°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 216 mm
- 40 wet days
- Avg wind
- 16 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Oelde in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.
A typical winter day in Oelde reaches about 5°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Oelde
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Oelde weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° / 0° | 77 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 6° / 0° | 61 | 11.9 | 4 | 9.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 9° / 2° | 65 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 11.5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 50 | 11 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 3.9 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 57 | 11.3 | 0 | 15.4 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 21° / 12° | 61 | 11.9 | 0 | 16.4 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 23° / 14° | 72 | 13.4 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 23° / 14° | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.4 |
| Sep | 19° / 11° | 64 | 11.2 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 14° / 7° | 69 | 12.5 | 0 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 9° / 4° | 71 | 13.4 | 1 | 8.6 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 5° / 1° | 78 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Oelde gets around 216 mm of rain and snow over 40 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 16 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.9 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Oelde?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oelde.
What to pack for Oelde in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Oelde sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 40 days see rain.
UV index in Oelde in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oelde peaks around July 14 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 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Oelde?
Oelde sits at 51.8°N, 8.1°E, 90 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ennigerloh, 8.0 km away.
Topography around Oelde
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Oelde.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Oelde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 832 m.
The land around Oelde is covered by trees (36%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (39%) within 80 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
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 Oelde (51.8289°, 8.1472°, elevation 90 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.