Suhl weather in December

In December, Suhl sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Suhl's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suhl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:20 AM – 4:07 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.4 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month.

A typical December day in Suhl reaches about 2°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 -3°C and 7°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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
82-1
92-1
102-1
112-1
122-2
132-2
142-2
152-2
162-2
172-2
182-2
192-2
202-2
212-2
222-2
232-2
242-2
252-2
262-2
272-2
282-2
292-2
302-2
312-2

How December really feels in Suhl

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.

Suhl weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7013.47.28.30.0
Feb / -3°5310.66.29.70.0
Mar / 6212.54.211.50.9
Apr12° / 5311.2113.53.2
May17° / 7513.10.115.24.8
Jun20° / 11°7413.1016.25.6
Jul22° / 13°8313.6015.86.1
Aug22° / 12°7512.1014.36.2
Sep17° / 6110.5012.45.2
Oct12° / 6111.40.310.42.8
Nov / 6311.83.48.70.4
Dec / -2°7613.87.37.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31882
41783
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111783
121882
131882
141882
151882
161783
171783
181783
191684
201684
211783
221783
231783
241783
251783
261882
271882
281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Suhl gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13617
23718
33818
43918
54019
64120
74220
84221
94322
104322
114323
124423
134424
144524
154524
164624
174625
184625
194725
204625
214625
224625
234625
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254725
264725
274724
284824
294824
304824
314824

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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 8:04 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:044:10
28.18:064:09
38.08:074:09
48.08:084:08
58.08:094:08
67.98:114:07
77.98:124:07
87.98:134:07
97.98:144:07
107.98:154:07
117.88:164:06
127.88:174:06
137.88:184:06
147.88:184:06
157.88:194:07
167.88:204:07
177.88:214:07
187.88:214:07
197.88:224:08
207.88:234:08
217.88:234:08
227.88:244:09
237.88:244:09
247.88:254:10
257.88:254:10
267.88:254:11
277.88:254:12
287.88:264:12
297.88:264:13
307.88:264:14
317.88:264:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Suhl?

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 Suhl.

What to pack for Suhl in December

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

In December, Suhl sees daytime highs around 2°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 Suhl 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 Suhl peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Suhl?

Suhl sits at 50.6°N, 10.7°E, 442 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ilmenau, 18 km away.

Topography around Suhl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suhl has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 546 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m.

The land around Suhl is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
425 m
16 km
680 m
80 km
858 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Ilmenau 18 km · Meiningen 20 km · Schmalkalden 22 km · Arnstadt 31 km · Gotha 38 km · Bad Salzungen 39 km · Coburg 43 km · Sonneberg 44 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 Suhl (50.6091°, 10.694°, elevation 442 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).