Ottobrunn bei München in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ottobrunn bei München sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 199 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ottobrunn bei München's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ottobrunn bei München's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
199 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ottobrunn bei München in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.

A typical winter day in Ottobrunn bei München reaches about 4°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Ottobrunn bei München

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ottobrunn bei München 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6811.778.60.0
Feb / -2°5811.26.99.90.1
Mar / 8013.95.111.61.8
Apr14° / 7712.9213.43.7
May18° / 12516.10.114.95.0
Jun21° / 12°13015.8015.85.6
Jul23° / 14°12715.4015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°12314.8014.16.2
Sep18° / 10°9912.8012.45.4
Oct13° / 7912.30.610.63.6
Nov / 71113.891.0
Dec / -1°7312.67.28.20.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ottobrunn bei München gets around 199 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Ottobrunn bei München?

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.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ottobrunn bei München.

What to pack for Ottobrunn bei München in Winter

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

In winter, Ottobrunn bei München sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

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UV index in Ottobrunn bei München in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Ottobrunn bei München peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ottobrunn bei München in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ottobrunn bei München is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ottobrunn bei München?

Ottobrunn bei München sits at 48.1°N, 11.7°E, 558 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Unterhaching, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ottobrunn bei München

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ottobrunn bei München has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 560 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,332 m.

The land around Ottobrunn bei München is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
2,332 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Unterhaching 4.0 km · Taufkirchen 4.0 km · Haar 7.0 km · Vaterstetten 9.0 km · Bogenhausen 10 km · Munich 10 km · Pasing 18 km · Garching 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 Ottobrunn bei München (48.0649°, 11.6633°, elevation 558 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.