Oerlinghausen weather in December

In December, Oerlinghausen sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 14.3 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°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 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 Oerlinghausen's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oerlinghausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:35 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
15 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 5°C through the month.

A typical December day in Oerlinghausen reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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)
162
262
362
452
552
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
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2241
2341
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2840
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3140

How December really feels in Oerlinghausen

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.

Oerlinghausen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°771448.10.0
Feb / 6012.24.49.60.1
Mar / 6613.32.111.51.6
Apr14° / 5311.30.413.63.7
May18° / 6211.5015.45.3
Jun21° / 12°6612016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7613.10166.2
Aug23° / 13°7412.7014.46.2
Sep18° / 10°6510.8012.45.6
Oct13° / 7013010.43.5
Nov / 6712.81.28.61.2
Dec / 7814.33.87.60.0

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 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
52179
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
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212080
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311981

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Oerlinghausen gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 14.3 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1398
2408
3418
4428
5428
6438
7449
8449
9459
104510
114610
124610
134611
144611
154612
164712
174712
184713
194713
204714
214714
224714
234715
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254715
264715
274815
284815
294814
304814
314813

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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light 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
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1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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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 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 8:19 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:194:11
27.88:204:11
37.88:224:10
47.88:234:10
57.88:244:09
67.78:254:09
77.78:264:09
87.78:284:08
97.78:294:08
107.68:304:08
117.68:314:08
127.68:324:08
137.68:334:08
147.68:344:08
157.68:344:08
167.58:354:08
177.58:364:08
187.58:374:08
197.58:374:09
207.58:384:09
217.58:384:09
227.58:394:10
237.58:394:10
247.58:404:11
257.58:404:11
267.58:404:12
277.58:414:13
287.58:414:13
297.68:414:14
307.68:414:15
317.68:414:16

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 5.21 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
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
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60.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Oerlinghausen?

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

0.0
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 Oerlinghausen.

What to pack for Oerlinghausen in December

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

In December, Oerlinghausen sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°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 Oerlinghausen 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 Oerlinghausen 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oerlinghausen?

Oerlinghausen sits at 52.0°N, 8.7°E, 229 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Leopoldshöhe, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Oerlinghausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oerlinghausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 851 m.

The land around Oerlinghausen is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
851 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Leopoldshöhe 7.0 km · Lage 10 km · Bielefeld 12 km · Verl 13 km · Detmold 15 km · Hövelhof 15 km · Bad Salzuflen 16 km · Herford 18 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 Oerlinghausen (51.9545°, 8.6622°, elevation 229 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).