Wangen in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Wangen sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 282 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Wangen's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wangen's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 4°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- -2°C
- Precipitation
- 282 mm
- 39 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Wangen in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.
A typical winter day in Wangen reaches about 4°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Wangen
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.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Wangen 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° / -2° | 94 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 4° / -2° | 82 | 11.6 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 9° / 1° | 99 | 14.8 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 13° / 5° | 92 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 13.3 | 3.3 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 138 | 16 | 0.3 | 14.9 | 4.8 |
| Jun | 21° / 13° | 138 | 15.8 | 0 | 15.7 | 5.6 |
| Jul | 23° / 14° | 145 | 16 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.0 |
| Aug | 22° / 14° | 132 | 14.6 | 0 | 14.1 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 18° / 11° | 107 | 12.7 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.3 |
| Oct | 13° / 7° | 92 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 7° / 2° | 99 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 4° / -1° | 106 | 14.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Wangen gets around 282 mm of rain and snow over 39 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.5 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Wangen?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wangen.
What to pack for Wangen in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Wangen sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 39 days see rain.
UV index in Wangen in Winter
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 Wangen peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Wangen?
Wangen sits at 47.7°N, 9.8°E, 572 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Tettnang, 18 km away.
Topography around Wangen
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Wangen.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Wangen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,714 m.
The land around Wangen is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (37%) within 80 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
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 Wangen (47.6895°, 9.8325°, elevation 572 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.