Vilshofen weather in December

In December, Vilshofen sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Vilshofen's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vilshofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:01 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vilshofen is main settlement of Vilshofen an der Donau 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Vilshofen reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°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)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
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192-2
202-2
212-2
222-2
232-2
242-2
252-2
262-2
272-3
282-3
292-3
302-3
312-3

How December really feels in Vilshofen

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.

Vilshofen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7712.37.78.50.0
Feb / -2°6010.25.99.80.0
Mar / 7412.1411.61.6
Apr14° / 499.60.813.44.1
May19° / 7312.10155.7
Jun22° / 12°8011.9015.86.3
Jul24° / 14°8311.9015.56.7
Aug23° / 14°7611.2014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°669.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 6210.30.210.53.5
Nov / 6410.83.490.8
Dec / -2°7913.26.88.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52971
62872
72773
82773
92674
102674
112773
122674
132674
142674
152674
162674
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182674
192773
202872
212872
222872
232872
242971
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262971
273070
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vilshofen gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 46% 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 (%)
13717
23717
33817
43918
54018
64118
74119
84219
94220
104220
114321
124322
134322
144323
154423
164424
174424
184424
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204424
214424
224425
234425
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274525
284625
294625
304625
314625

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
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14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:464:08
28.37:474:08
38.37:484:07
48.37:494:07
58.37:504:07
68.27:524:06
78.27:534:06
88.27:544:06
98.27:554:06
108.27:564:06
118.27:564:06
128.17:574:06
138.17:584:06
148.17:594:06
158.18:004:06
168.18:014:06
178.18:014:06
188.18:024:07
198.18:034:07
208.18:034:07
218.18:044:08
228.18:044:08
238.18:054:09
248.18:054:09
258.18:054:10
268.18:064:10
278.18:064:11
288.18:064:12
298.18:064:13
308.18:074:13
318.18:074:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.84 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.84 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 Vilshofen?

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 Vilshofen.

What to pack for Vilshofen in December

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

In December, Vilshofen sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vilshofen 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 Vilshofen 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
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vilshofen 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 Vilshofen is worst in June — around 15 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
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vilshofen?

Vilshofen sits at 48.6°N, 13.2°E, 319 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Passau, 19 km away.

DingolfingStraubingBurghausenMühldorfWaldkraiburgLandshut

Topography around Vilshofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vilshofen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around Vilshofen is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
1,188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Passau 19 km · Deggendorf 29 km · Dingolfing 51 km · Straubing 53 km · Burghausen 57 km · Mühldorf 65 km · Waldkraiburg 75 km · Landshut 77 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 Vilshofen (48.627°, 13.1922°, elevation 319 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).