Stockelsdorf weather in December

In December, Stockelsdorf sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Stockelsdorf's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stockelsdorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:38 AM – 3:49 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.44 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 Stockelsdorf 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 -1°C and 9°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)
152
252
352
452
552
652
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
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2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
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3040
3140

How December really feels in Stockelsdorf

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.

Stockelsdorf 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 / -0°5211.73.37.70.0
Feb / -0°419.63.69.40.0
Mar / 45101.911.51.1
Apr12° / 429.50.313.73.2
May17° / 5510.8015.75.1
Jun20° / 11°6411.6016.75.8
Jul22° / 14°7112.1016.36.3
Aug22° / 14°7012014.66.3
Sep18° / 11°509.2012.55.7
Oct13° / 5110.5010.23.4
Nov / 4610.60.78.31.1
Dec / 5311.82.77.20.0

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 (%)
11783
21783
31783
41882
51783
61783
71882
81882
91882
101981
111981
122080
132080
142179
152179
162080
172080
182080
192080
201981
212080
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272080
282080
292080
302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Stockelsdorf gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1366
2367
3377
4387
5387
6397
7397
8397
9398
10398
11397
12397
13387
14387
15388
16388
17388
18378
19379
20379
21379
22379
233710
243710
253710
263810
273810
283810
293910
303910
313910

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 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 8:21 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 3:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:213:53
27.58:233:53
37.58:243:52
47.48:253:51
57.48:273:51
67.48:283:50
77.38:293:50
87.38:303:50
97.38:323:49
107.38:333:49
117.28:343:49
127.28:353:49
137.28:363:49
147.28:373:49
157.28:383:49
167.28:383:49
177.28:393:49
187.28:403:49
197.18:413:49
207.18:413:50
217.18:423:50
227.18:423:51
237.18:433:51
247.18:433:52
257.18:433:52
267.28:443:53
277.28:443:54
287.28:443:54
297.28:443:55
307.28:443:56
317.28:443:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.44 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
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90.5Dim
100.5Dim
110.5Dim
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130.4Dim
140.4Dim
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170.4Dim
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230.4Dim
240.4Dim
250.4Dim
260.4Dim
270.4Dim
280.4Dim
290.5Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Stockelsdorf?

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 Stockelsdorf.

What to pack for Stockelsdorf in December

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

In December, Stockelsdorf sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Stockelsdorf in December

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Stockelsdorf in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stockelsdorf peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stockelsdorf?

Stockelsdorf sits at 53.9°N, 10.6°E, 28 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lübeck, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Stockelsdorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stockelsdorf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.

The land around Stockelsdorf is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (24%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Lübeck 4.0 km · Bad Schwartau 4.0 km · Ratekau 8.0 km · Bad Oldesloe 20 km · Bad Segeberg 23 km · Neustadt in Holstein 26 km · Eutin 27 km · Mölln 30 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 Stockelsdorf (53.8922°, 10.6471°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).