Singen weather in December

In December, Singen sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Singen's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:14 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.99 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 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Singen reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°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 on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
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204-1
214-1
224-1
234-1
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-1
284-1
294-1
304-1
314-1

How December really feels in Singen

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.

Singen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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°6712.15.18.70.0
Feb / -1°5510.25.19.90.2
Mar10° / 6812.43.511.62.1
Apr14° / 7112.21.413.43.9
May18° / 9814.5014.95.2
Jun22° / 13°9014.3015.75.9
Jul24° / 14°9213.4015.46.5
Aug24° / 14°8312.7014.16.5
Sep19° / 10°7010.8012.45.8
Oct14° / 7111.60.310.63.7
Nov / 72112.59.11.0
Dec / -1°7912.95.38.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Singen gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13914
23914
34014
44014
54114
64115
74115
84115
94115
104216
114216
124216
134317
144317
154317
164318
174318
184318
194318
204319
214319
224219
234219
244219
254219
264219
274219
284218
294218
304117
314117

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
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15100
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17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2410calm
2510calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:004:29
28.58:014:29
38.48:024:28
48.48:034:28
58.48:044:28
68.48:054:27
78.38:064:27
88.38:074:27
98.38:084:27
108.38:094:27
118.38:104:27
128.38:114:27
138.38:124:27
148.28:134:27
158.28:134:27
168.28:144:27
178.28:154:28
188.28:154:28
198.28:164:28
208.28:174:29
218.28:174:29
228.28:184:30
238.28:184:30
248.28:194:31
258.28:194:31
268.28:194:32
278.28:204:32
288.28:204:33
298.28:204:34
308.28:204:35
318.38:204:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Singen?

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 Singen.

What to pack for Singen in December

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

In December, Singen 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.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Singen 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 Singen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Singen?

Singen sits at 47.8°N, 8.8°E, 436 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Radolfzell, 10 km away.

Topography around Singen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 453 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,208 m.

The land around Singen is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
268 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
2,208 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Radolfzell 10 km · Stockach 16 km · Schaffhausen 17 km · Frauenfeld 23 km · Überlingen 25 km · Tuttlingen 25 km · Petershausen-West 27 km · Konstanz 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 Singen (47.7593°, 8.8403°, elevation 436 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).