Stralsund weather in December

In December, Stralsund sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°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 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Stralsund's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stralsund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:31 AM – 3:36 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Stralsund is Wikimedia duplicate item.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.5 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 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Stralsund 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 -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)
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251
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1141
1241
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How December really feels in Stralsund

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.

Stralsund weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4911.33.47.70.0
Feb / -1°409.93.89.30.0
Mar / 4510.12.111.50.9
Apr12° / 439.40.313.73.3
May17° / 5711.3015.75.2
Jun20° / 11°7011.6016.85.9
Jul22° / 14°7913.1016.46.3
Aug22° / 14°7612.5014.76.3
Sep18° / 11°5410.1012.55.6
Oct13° / 5110.7010.23.4
Nov / 4510.40.98.21.0
Dec / 5011.337.20.0

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101882
111882
121981
132080
142080
152080
162080
172179
182179
192278
202278
212179
222179
232179
242278
252278
262278
272278
282179
292179
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Stralsund gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1327
2337
3348
4358
5368
6369
7379
8379
9379
10389
11379
12379
13379
14379
15379
16369
17369
183610
193610
203610
213610
223610
233610
243610
253610
263711
273711
283811
293810
303810
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
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 3:41 PM to 3:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:143:41
27.48:153:40
37.48:173:40
47.48:183:39
57.38:193:39
67.38:213:38
77.38:223:38
87.28:233:37
97.28:243:37
107.28:263:37
117.28:273:37
127.18:283:36
137.18:293:36
147.18:303:36
157.18:303:36
167.18:313:36
177.18:323:37
187.18:333:37
197.18:333:37
207.18:343:37
217.18:353:38
227.08:353:38
237.18:363:39
247.18:363:39
257.18:363:40
267.18:373:40
277.18:373:41
287.18:373:42
297.18:373:43
307.18:373:44
317.18:373:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Stralsund?

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 Stralsund.

What to pack for Stralsund in December

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

In December, Stralsund 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

Sea temperature near Stralsund in December

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Stralsund 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 Stralsund peaks around June 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 15UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Stralsund in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Stralsund is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Stralsund's WHO annual average of 11.5 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Stralsund?

Stralsund sits at 54.3°N, 13.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, 32 km away.

RostockKröpeliner-Tor-VorstadtGüstrowNeubrandenburgŚwinoujścieWaren

Topography around Stralsund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stralsund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Stralsund is covered by water (29%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald 32 km · Ribnitz-Damgarten 41 km · Rostock 66 km · Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 67 km · Güstrow 82 km · Neubrandenburg 84 km · Świnoujście 88 km · Waren 92 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 Stralsund (54.3091°, 13.0818°, elevation 4 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).