Saarbrücken weather in December

In December, Saarbrücken sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 14.4 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saarbrücken's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saarbrücken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:28 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saarbrücken is capital of the German state of Saarland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,092/km²
people per km²
Founded
~999 CE

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 Saarbrücken 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 -0°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
452
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2550
2650
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

How December really feels in Saarbrücken

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.

Saarbrücken weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7912.63.48.50.0
Feb / 6610.53.29.80.3
Mar10° / 7011.71.711.62.2
Apr14° / 5410.40.113.44.2
May18° / 6812015.15.6
Jun22° / 13°5810.8015.96.4
Jul24° / 15°6110.8015.66.8
Aug24° / 14°6010.8014.26.8
Sep19° / 11°649.5012.46.1
Oct14° / 7111.5010.53.8
Nov / 7512.518.91.3
Dec / 9914.43.38.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132179
142179
152278
162278
172278
182278
192179
202080
212080
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272080
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Saarbrücken gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1418
2418
3428
4428
5438
6438
7439
8449
9449
10449
11459
12459
134610
144610
154710
164710
174811
184811
194911
204911
214912
224912
234912
244912
254912
264912
274812
284812
294812
304711
314711

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 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:134:30
28.38:144:30
38.28:154:29
48.28:174:29
58.28:184:29
68.28:194:28
78.18:204:28
88.18:214:28
98.18:224:28
108.18:234:28
118.18:244:28
128.08:254:28
138.08:264:28
148.08:274:28
158.08:274:28
168.08:284:28
178.08:294:28
188.08:294:29
198.08:304:29
208.08:314:29
218.08:314:30
228.08:324:30
238.08:324:31
248.08:334:31
258.08:334:32
268.08:334:32
278.08:334:33
288.08:344:34
298.08:344:35
308.08:344:35
318.08:344:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
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130.7Dim
140.7Dim
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170.7Dim
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240.7Dim
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260.7Dim
270.7Dim
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290.7Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Saarbrücken?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saarbrücken.

What to pack for Saarbrücken in December

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

In December, Saarbrücken sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Saarbrücken 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 Saarbrücken peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saarbrücken?

Saarbrücken sits at 49.2°N, 7.0°E, 195 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sulzbach, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Saarbrücken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saarbrücken has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 m.

The land around Saarbrücken is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
896 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sulzbach 8.0 km · Sankt Ingbert 9.0 km · Riegelsberg 9.0 km · Forbach 10 km · Püttlingen 11 km · Völklingen 11 km · Heusweiler 13 km · Sarreguemines 14 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 Saarbrücken (49.2326°, 7.0098°, elevation 195 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).