Schweinfurt weather in December

In December, Schweinfurt sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°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 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Schweinfurt's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schweinfurt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:19 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Schweinfurt is main settlement of Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.2 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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Schweinfurt reaches about 4°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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Schweinfurt

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.

Schweinfurt weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°61124.78.30.0
Feb / -1°5010.14.39.70.1
Mar / 5812.2211.51.7
Apr14° / 4910.20.413.54.0
May18° / 6711.9015.15.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.6016.16.2
Jul24° / 14°7313015.76.4
Aug23° / 13°6311.1014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°5710012.45.8
Oct13° / 5910.90.110.53.5
Nov / 6111.31.78.80.8
Dec / -1°7113.24.97.90.0

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 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Schweinfurt gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 45% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 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 8:04 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:044:14
28.18:054:13
38.18:064:13
48.18:074:13
58.18:094:12
68.08:104:12
78.08:114:12
88.08:124:11
98.08:134:11
108.08:144:11
117.98:154:11
127.98:164:11
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177.98:204:12
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207.88:224:13
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Schweinfurt?

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 Schweinfurt.

What to pack for Schweinfurt in December

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

In December, Schweinfurt sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Schweinfurt 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 Schweinfurt 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 January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Schweinfurt?

Schweinfurt sits at 50.0°N, 10.2°E, 250 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Kissingen, 20 km away.

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Topography around Schweinfurt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schweinfurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around Schweinfurt is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
877 m
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December weather nearby: Bad Kissingen 20 km · Bad Neustadt an der Saale 30 km · Karlstadt 34 km · Würzburg 34 km · Kitzingen 35 km · Lohr am Main 47 km · Bamberg 51 km · Coburg 58 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 Schweinfurt (50.0494°, 10.2218°, elevation 250 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).