Parchim weather in December

In December, Parchim sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Parchim's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parchim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:31 AM – 3:47 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 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 Parchim 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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251
351
451
551
651
741
841
941
1041
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How December really feels in Parchim

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.

Parchim weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5411.53.57.80.0
Feb / -1°4410.33.89.40.0
Mar / 4910.52.111.51.1
Apr13° / 419.60.313.73.6
May17° / 5710.6015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°6511.5016.75.9
Jul22° / 13°7612.5016.26.3
Aug22° / 13°7312.4014.66.2
Sep18° / 10°549.7012.55.7
Oct13° / 5010.4010.33.4
Nov / 4410.20.98.40.9
Dec / 5411.63.37.30.0

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132179
142179
152080
162080
172080
182080
192080
201981
212080
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272080
282080
292080
302080
311981

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Parchim gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1326
2337
3337
4347
5358
6368
7368
8379
9379
10379
11379
12379
13379
14379
153710
163810
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203811
213812
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253812
263812
273912
283912
293912
303912
314012

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
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 8:14 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 3:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:143:51
27.68:153:50
37.68:173:50
47.58:183:49
57.58:193:49
67.58:213:48
77.48:223:48
87.48:233:47
97.48:243:47
107.48:253:47
117.38:263:47
127.38:273:47
137.38:283:47
147.38:293:47
157.38:303:47
167.38:313:47
177.38:323:47
187.28:323:47
197.28:333:47
207.28:343:48
217.28:343:48
227.28:353:49
237.28:353:49
247.28:353:50
257.28:363:50
267.28:363:51
277.38:363:52
287.38:363:52
297.38:373:53
307.38:373:54
317.38:373:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
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40.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Parchim?

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 Parchim.

What to pack for Parchim in December

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

In December, Parchim sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Parchim in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Parchim peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Parchim?

Parchim sits at 53.4°N, 11.8°E, 52 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schwerin, 37 km away.

WittstockWarenWismarKröpeliner-Tor-VorstadtRostock

Topography around Parchim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parchim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Parchim is covered by trees (42%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Schwerin 37 km · Güstrow 46 km · Wittenberge 48 km · Wittstock 51 km · Waren 56 km · Wismar 58 km · Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 76 km · Rostock 76 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 Parchim (53.4263°, 11.8488°, elevation 52 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).