Wandlitz weather in December

In December, Wandlitz sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Wandlitz's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wandlitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
8:20 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical December day in Wandlitz 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 -2°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
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540
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740
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263-1
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283-1
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313-1

How December really feels in Wandlitz

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.

Wandlitz weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5011.43.97.90.0
Feb / -1°379.33.69.50.0
Mar / 4811.22.211.51.3
Apr14° / 389.30.213.64.0
May18° / 5610.2015.55.9
Jun21° / 12°5810.4016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°7612016.16.6
Aug23° / 14°5910.7014.56.7
Sep19° / 10°539.3012.45.9
Oct13° / 479.40.110.33.6
Nov / 409.518.50.9
Dec / -0°4611.13.47.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51783
61783
71783
81783
91684
101684
111684
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
171783
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201882
211882
221882
231981
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252080
262080
272080
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Wandlitz gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1317
2327
3338
4338
5348
6358
7359
8369
9369
10369
113610
123610
133610
143610
153610
163710
173711
183711
193711
203712
213712
223712
233713
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273813
283813
293813
303813
313813

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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 3:48 PM to 3:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:043:48
27.78:053:47
37.78:063:47
47.68:083:46
57.68:093:46
67.68:103:46
77.68:123:45
87.58:133:45
97.58:143:45
107.58:153:44
117.58:163:44
127.58:173:44
137.48:183:44
147.48:193:44
157.48:203:44
167.48:203:44
177.48:213:44
187.48:223:45
197.48:223:45
207.48:233:45
217.48:243:46
227.48:243:46
237.48:253:47
247.48:253:47
257.48:253:48
267.48:263:48
277.48:263:49
287.48:263:50
297.48:263:51
307.48:263:52
317.48:263:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
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310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Wandlitz?

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 Wandlitz.

What to pack for Wandlitz in December

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

In December, Wandlitz 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

UV index in Wandlitz 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 Wandlitz peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wandlitz?

Wandlitz sits at 52.7°N, 13.5°E, 66 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bernau bei Berlin, 11 km away.

Topography around Wandlitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wandlitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Wandlitz is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bernau bei Berlin 11 km · Hohen Neuendorf 14 km · Oranienburg 15 km · Karow 15 km · Französisch Buchholz 16 km · Frohnau 17 km · Märkisches Viertel 17 km · Hermsdorf 18 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 Wandlitz (52.742°, 13.458°, elevation 66 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).