Schwedt (Oder) weather in December

In December, Schwedt (Oder) sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°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 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Schwedt (Oder)'s 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwedt (Oder)'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:19 AM – 3:39 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.4 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 4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Schwedt (Oder) 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 -2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°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 Schwedt (Oder)

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.

Schwedt (Oder) weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°46113.77.90.0
Feb / -1°358.93.49.50.0
Mar / 4610.52.211.51.2
Apr14° / 379.40.313.63.9
May18° / 5611.1015.55.7
Jun21° / 12°5810.4016.66.3
Jul23° / 14°7711.7016.26.6
Aug23° / 14°6311.1014.56.6
Sep19° / 10°529.2012.45.9
Oct13° / 459.40.110.33.5
Nov / 409.81.18.40.9
Dec / -0°4310.83.37.40.0

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41783
51783
61882
71882
81882
91882
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
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302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Schwedt (Oder) gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1317
2327
3328
4338
5348
6348
7359
8359
9359
10359
11359
12359
133610
143610
153610
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203612
213512
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293613
303713
313712

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
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5100
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18100
19100
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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 15 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 8:02 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 3:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:023:43
27.78:033:43
37.68:053:42
47.68:063:41
57.68:073:41
67.58:093:40
77.58:103:40
87.58:113:40
97.58:123:40
107.48:133:39
117.48:143:39
127.48:153:39
137.48:163:39
147.48:173:39
157.38:183:39
167.38:193:39
177.38:203:39
187.38:203:40
197.38:213:40
207.38:223:40
217.38:223:41
227.38:233:41
237.38:233:41
247.38:243:42
257.38:243:43
267.38:243:43
277.38:243:44
287.38:253:45
297.38:253:46
307.48:253:46
317.48:253:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.5Dim
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310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Schwedt (Oder)?

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 Schwedt (Oder).

What to pack for Schwedt (Oder) in December

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

In December, Schwedt (Oder) sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Schwedt (Oder) 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 Schwedt (Oder) peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schwedt (Oder)?

Schwedt (Oder) sits at 53.1°N, 14.3°E, 2 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Angermünde, 20 km away.

Templin

Topography around Schwedt (Oder)

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Schwedt (Oder).

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwedt (Oder) has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Schwedt (Oder) is covered by grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (32%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Angermünde 20 km · Gryfino 25 km · Eberswalde 40 km · Prenzlau 40 km · Świerczewo 44 km · Szczecin 45 km · Drzetowo-Grabowo 48 km · Templin 52 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 Schwedt (Oder) (53.0596°, 14.2815°, elevation 2 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).