Schmallenberg weather in December

In December, Schmallenberg sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°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 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Schmallenberg's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schmallenberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
98 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:32 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.6 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 3°C through the month.

A typical December day in Schmallenberg reaches about 3°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 -2°C and 8°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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630
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1030
113-1
123-1
133-1
143-1
153-1
163-1
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213-1
223-1
233-1
243-1
253-1
263-1
273-1
283-1
292-1
302-1
312-1

How December really feels in Schmallenberg

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.

Schmallenberg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°9915.48.38.20.0
Feb / -2°8113.18.39.60.0
Mar / 8915.25.711.50.7
Apr12° / 7713.22.213.52.7
May16° / 9414.60.115.34.2
Jun18° / 10°10315.6016.25.1
Jul21° / 12°11716.5015.95.4
Aug20° / 12°11015.6014.45.4
Sep16° / 9013.4012.44.5
Oct11° / 8513.90.110.42.6
Nov / 8514.43.48.70.5
Dec / -1°9815.97.77.70.0

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
71981
82080
92080
101981
111981
121981
131882
141882
151882
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201585
211585
221585
231684
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261585
271585
281684
291684
301684
311783

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Schmallenberg gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14318
24418
34418
44519
54619
64720
74721
84822
94923
104924
115024
125025
135126
145126
155126
165226
175227
185327
195327
205327
215327
225327
235427
245427
255427
265427
275427
285526
295526
305526
315525

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
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 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 8:17 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:174:17
28.08:184:16
37.98:194:16
47.98:204:15
57.98:224:15
67.98:234:14
77.88:244:14
87.88:254:14
97.88:264:14
107.88:274:13
117.88:284:13
127.78:294:13
137.78:304:13
147.78:314:13
157.78:324:13
167.78:324:14
177.78:334:14
187.78:344:14
197.78:344:14
207.78:354:15
217.78:364:15
227.78:364:16
237.78:374:16
247.78:374:17
257.78:374:17
267.78:384:18
277.78:384:18
287.78:384:19
297.78:384:20
307.78:384:21
317.78:384:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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30.7Dim
40.7Dim
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90.6Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Schmallenberg?

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 Schmallenberg.

What to pack for Schmallenberg in December

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

In December, Schmallenberg sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Schmallenberg 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 Schmallenberg peaks around July 12 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schmallenberg?

Schmallenberg sits at 51.2°N, 8.3°E, 411 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Berleburg, 14 km away.

Topography around Schmallenberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schmallenberg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m.

The land around Schmallenberg is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
576 m
80 km
814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Bad Berleburg 14 km · Lennestadt 16 km · Hilchenbach 21 km · Meschede 22 km · Olsberg 27 km · Bad Laasphe 27 km · Attendorn 27 km · Sundern 27 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 Schmallenberg (51.1547°, 8.2851°, elevation 411 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).