Rostock weather in December

In December, Rostock sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. 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 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rostock's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rostock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:34 AM – 3:42 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
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.3 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Rostock 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 -1°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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How December really feels in Rostock

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.

Rostock weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-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°5011.63.27.70.0
Feb / -1°4110.33.69.40.0
Mar / 46102.211.51.1
Apr12° / 439.90.313.73.4
May17° / 5811.1015.75.3
Jun20° / 11°7111.5016.85.9
Jul22° / 14°7712.7016.46.3
Aug22° / 14°7412.5014.66.2
Sep18° / 11°5510.1012.55.6
Oct13° / 5110.70.110.23.3
Nov / 4410.30.88.31.0
Dec / 5111.53.17.20.0

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31882
41882
51981
61981
71882
82080
92080
102080
112179
122179
132278
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272179
282179
292179
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rostock gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 (%)
1327
2337
3338
4348
5358
6368
7369
8379
9379
10379
11379
12379
13379
14379
153710
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293911
303910
314010

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 (%)
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22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 8:16 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 3:46 PM to 3:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:163:46
27.58:183:45
37.48:193:45
47.48:213:44
57.48:223:44
67.38:233:43
77.38:243:43
87.38:263:42
97.38:273:42
107.28:283:42
117.28:293:42
127.28:303:41
137.28:313:41
147.28:323:41
157.18:333:41
167.18:343:42
177.18:343:42
187.18:353:42
197.18:363:42
207.18:363:42
217.18:373:43
227.18:383:43
237.18:383:44
247.18:383:44
257.18:393:45
267.18:393:46
277.18:393:46
287.18:393:47
297.18:393:48
307.28:393:49
317.28:393:50

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 5.68 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
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Rostock?

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 Rostock.

What to pack for Rostock in December

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

In December, Rostock 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

Sea temperature near Rostock in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 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
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Rostock 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 Rostock peaks around June 18 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 18UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rostock?

Rostock sits at 54.1°N, 12.1°E, 18 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt, 2.0 km away.

WismarStralsundSchwerinWarenParchim

Topography around Rostock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rostock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Rostock is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
174 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 2.0 km · Ribnitz-Damgarten 27 km · Güstrow 32 km · Wismar 50 km · Stralsund 66 km · Schwerin 70 km · Waren 73 km · Parchim 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 Rostock (54.0887°, 12.1405°, elevation 18 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).