Straubing weather in December

In December, Straubing sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°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 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Straubing's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Straubing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:04 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Straubing is main settlement of Straubing in Germany.

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 3°C through the month.

A typical December day in Straubing reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°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 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
140
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34-1
44-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-1
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292-3
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312-3

How December really feels in Straubing

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.

Straubing 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 / -3°6912.16.48.50.0
Feb / -2°5510.25.49.80.0
Mar / 6912.32.911.61.7
Apr14° / 5210.40.613.44.0
May19° / 8313.30155.5
Jun22° / 12°9213.5015.96.0
Jul24° / 14°9613.6015.56.4
Aug24° / 14°8712.4014.26.5
Sep19° / 10°7010.9012.45.8
Oct13° / 6611.10.210.53.5
Nov / 6311.13.18.90.8
Dec / -2°7413.76.48.10.0

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52476
62476
72476
82476
92575
102575
112575
122575
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212674
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312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Straubing gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13815
23916
34016
44116
54217
64217
74317
84318
94418
104419
114419
124420
134520
144521
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204622
214623
224523
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264523
274622
284622
294622
304521
314521

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 (%)
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 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
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 7:49 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:494:10
28.37:514:09
38.37:524:09
48.37:534:08
58.27:544:08
68.27:554:08
78.27:564:08
88.27:574:07
98.27:584:07
108.17:594:07
118.18:004:07
128.18:014:07
138.18:024:07
148.18:034:07
158.18:034:07
168.18:044:08
178.08:054:08
188.08:064:08
198.08:064:08
208.08:074:09
218.08:074:09
228.08:084:10
238.08:084:10
248.08:094:11
258.08:094:11
268.08:094:12
278.08:104:12
288.18:104:13
298.18:104:14
308.18:104:15
318.18:104:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.81 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 Straubing?

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 Straubing.

What to pack for Straubing in December

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

In December, Straubing sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Straubing 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 Straubing peaks around June 22 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Straubing 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 Straubing is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Straubing?

Straubing sits at 48.9°N, 12.6°E, 333 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dingolfing, 27 km away.

LandshutVilshofenSchwandorf in Bayern

Topography around Straubing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Straubing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 326 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m.

The land around Straubing is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
1,185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Dingolfing 27 km · Deggendorf 29 km · Regensburg 38 km · Cham 39 km · Landshut 49 km · Kelheim 50 km · Vilshofen 53 km · Schwandorf in Bayern 60 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 Straubing (48.8813°, 12.5739°, elevation 333 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. 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).