St. Pauli in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), St. Pauli sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 173 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is St. Pauli's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see St. Pauli's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 4°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 0°C
- Precipitation
- 173 mm
- 35 wet days
- Avg wind
- 15 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in St. Pauli in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.
A typical winter day in St. Pauli reaches about 4°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.
How winter really feels in St. Pauli
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
St. Pauli weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° / -0° | 61 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / -0° | 49 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 8° / 2° | 53 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 13° / 4° | 47 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 3.7 |
| May | 18° / 8° | 64 | 11.3 | 0 | 15.6 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 20° / 11° | 71 | 12.2 | 0 | 16.7 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 23° / 13° | 85 | 13.3 | 0 | 16.3 | 6.2 |
| Aug | 22° / 13° | 76 | 13.1 | 0 | 14.6 | 6.2 |
| Sep | 18° / 10° | 56 | 10.3 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 13° / 7° | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 8° / 3° | 52 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 5° / 1° | 62 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
St. Pauli gets around 173 mm of rain and snow over 35 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 15 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit St. Pauli?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in St. Pauli.
What to pack for St. Pauli in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, St. Pauli sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 35 days see rain.
UV index in St. Pauli in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in St. Pauli peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is St. Pauli?
St. Pauli sits at 53.6°N, 10.0°E, 17 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Altona-Altstadt, 1.0 km away.
Topography around St. Pauli
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of St. Pauli.
Within 3 km, the terrain around St. Pauli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.
The land around St. Pauli is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%), artificial surfaces (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (26%) within 80 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
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 St. Pauli (53.557°, 9.964°, elevation 17 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.