Ribnitz-Damgarten in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ribnitz-Damgarten sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 150 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
150 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
20 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 Ribnitz-Damgarten reaches about 4°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Ribnitz-Damgarten

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.

Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 / -0°5311.63.57.70.0
Feb / -0°4210.33.99.30.0
Mar / 459.82.111.50.7
Apr11° / 4090.313.72.9
May16° / 5310.8015.74.8
Jun19° / 12°6811.4016.85.8
Jul21° / 15°7512.9016.46.2
Aug21° / 15°7513.1014.76.1
Sep17° / 12°6110.9012.55.3
Oct13° / 6012.1010.23.2
Nov / 5111.70.78.21.0
Dec / 56122.97.20.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ribnitz-Damgarten gets around 150 mm of rain and snow over 34 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 20 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Ribnitz-Damgarten?

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 Ribnitz-Damgarten.

What to pack for Ribnitz-Damgarten in Winter

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

In winter, Ribnitz-Damgarten sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ribnitz-Damgarten in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 4°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
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Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
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Dec5Bracing

UV index in Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 Ribnitz-Damgarten peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ribnitz-Damgarten?

Ribnitz-Damgarten sits at 54.2°N, 12.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Rostock, 27 km away.

GüstrowUniversitäts- und Hansestadt GreifswaldNykøbing FalsterWismarWaren

Topography around Ribnitz-Damgarten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribnitz-Damgarten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Ribnitz-Damgarten is covered by cropland (32%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (28%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
179 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Rostock 27 km · Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 28 km · Stralsund 41 km · Güstrow 53 km · Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald 64 km · Nykøbing Falster 70 km · Wismar 76 km · Waren 82 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 Ribnitz-Damgarten (54.2422°, 12.4567°, elevation 6 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.