Rinteln weather in December

In December, Rinteln sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rinteln's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rinteln's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:35 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Rinteln 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 -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
262
362
462
552
652
752
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

How December really feels in Rinteln

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.

Rinteln weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6713.23.380.0
Feb / 5111.33.79.50.1
Mar / 5812.5211.51.6
Apr14° / 51110.313.63.8
May18° / 6011015.45.4
Jun21° / 12°6411.7016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°75130166.3
Aug23° / 14°7112.7014.56.2
Sep19° / 11°6010.4012.45.7
Oct14° / 6412.5010.33.5
Nov / 5812.118.51.3
Dec / 6813.13.17.60.1

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
81981
92080
102080
112080
122080
132179
142080
151981
161981
171981
181981
191981
201882
211882
221882
231981
241882
251882
261882
271981
281981
291981
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rinteln gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1377
2387
3397
4397
5407
6417
7417
8427
9428
10428
11428
12428
13439
14439
15439
164310
174310
184310
194311
204311
214311
224312
234312
244312
254312
264312
274412
284412
294411
304411
314410

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
314light 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
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 8:18 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:184:08
27.88:204:08
37.88:214:07
47.78:224:07
57.78:244:06
67.78:254:06
77.78:264:06
87.68:274:05
97.68:284:05
107.68:294:05
117.68:304:05
127.68:314:05
137.58:324:05
147.58:334:05
157.58:344:05
167.58:354:05
177.58:364:05
187.58:364:05
197.58:374:06
207.58:374:06
217.58:384:06
227.58:394:07
237.58:394:07
247.58:394:08
257.58:404:08
267.58:404:09
277.58:404:10
287.58:404:11
297.58:414:11
307.58:414:12
317.58:414:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.5Dim
120.5Dim
130.5Dim
140.5Dim
150.5Dim
160.5Dim
170.5Dim
180.5Dim
190.5Dim
200.5Dim
210.5Dim
220.5Dim
230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.5Dim
280.5Dim
290.5Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Rinteln?

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

0.1
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 Rinteln.

What to pack for Rinteln in December

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

In December, Rinteln sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Rinteln 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 Rinteln 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 Rinteln?

Rinteln sits at 52.2°N, 9.1°E, 60 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bückeburg, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Rinteln

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rinteln has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m.

The land around Rinteln is covered by cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
533 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bückeburg 9.0 km · Hessisch Oldendorf 12 km · Porta Westfalica 12 km · Vlotho 15 km · Minden 16 km · Stadthagen 17 km · Bad Oeynhausen 19 km · Hameln 21 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 Rinteln (52.186°, 9.0792°, elevation 60 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).