Übach-Palenberg in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Übach-Palenberg sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 191 mm of precipitation over about 38 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 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Übach-Palenberg's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Übach-Palenberg's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
191 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Übach-Palenberg in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Übach-Palenberg reaches about 6°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Übach-Palenberg

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Übach-Palenberg 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6312.51.68.20.2
Feb / 5711.32.89.70.6
Mar10° / 5712.5111.52.3
Apr14° / 4410.20.113.54.2
May18° / 5311.4015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6311.6016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°7012.6015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°6711.2014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°5710.1012.45.9
Oct15° / 5911010.44.1
Nov / 6112.40.58.71.8
Dec / 7213.72.37.80.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Übach-Palenberg gets around 191 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Übach-Palenberg?

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.

0.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Übach-Palenberg.

What to pack for Übach-Palenberg in Winter

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

In winter, Übach-Palenberg sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

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UV index in Übach-Palenberg in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Übach-Palenberg peaks around July 15 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Übach-Palenberg in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Übach-Palenberg is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Übach-Palenberg?

Übach-Palenberg sits at 50.9°N, 6.1°E, 121 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Baesweiler, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Übach-Palenberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Übach-Palenberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Übach-Palenberg is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Baesweiler 5.0 km · Alsdorf 5.0 km · Geilenkirchen 6.0 km · Herzogenrath 6.0 km · Kerkrade 7.0 km · Heerlen 11 km · Würselen 11 km · Brunssum 11 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 Übach-Palenberg (50.9177°, 6.1234°, elevation 121 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.