Wolfratshausen weather in December

In December, Wolfratshausen sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 8.3 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 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Wolfratshausen's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolfratshausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:04 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Wolfratshausen is human settlement 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

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

A typical December day in Wolfratshausen reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°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)
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34-1
44-1
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74-1
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114-1
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How December really feels in Wolfratshausen

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.

Wolfratshausen 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 / -3°6811.77.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5810.96.99.90.1
Mar / 7813.55.111.61.7
Apr14° / 7812.82.113.43.7
May18° / 12616.10.114.95.0
Jun21° / 12°13016015.75.6
Jul23° / 14°12715.2015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°12214.7014.16.2
Sep18° / 10°9912.9012.45.4
Oct13° / 7812.20.510.63.6
Nov / 7111.13.991.0
Dec / -1°7312.67.18.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
73070
83070
93070
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203367
213367
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313664

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Wolfratshausen gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13719
23820
33920
43921
54021
64022
74122
84123
94123
104224
114224
124224
134225
144225
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204124
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314122

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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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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69calm
79calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 7:50 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 4:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:504:18
28.47:514:18
38.47:524:17
48.47:534:17
58.47:554:17
68.37:564:17
78.37:574:16
88.37:584:16
98.37:594:16
108.38:004:16
118.38:004:16
128.28:014:16
138.28:024:16
148.28:034:16
158.28:044:16
168.28:044:16
178.28:054:17
188.28:064:17
198.28:064:17
208.28:074:18
218.28:084:18
228.28:084:19
238.28:084:19
248.28:094:20
258.28:094:20
268.28:104:21
278.28:104:21
288.28:104:22
298.28:104:23
308.28:104:24
318.28:114:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Wolfratshausen?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wolfratshausen.

What to pack for Wolfratshausen in December

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

In December, Wolfratshausen sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Wolfratshausen 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 Wolfratshausen peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Wolfratshausen 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 Wolfratshausen 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 1615 µg/m³Nov 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wolfratshausen?

Wolfratshausen sits at 47.9°N, 11.4°E, 578 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Geretsried, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Wolfratshausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolfratshausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,543 m.

The land around Wolfratshausen is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
2,543 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Geretsried 8.0 km · Starnberg 11 km · Gauting 18 km · Penzberg 18 km · Bad Tölz 20 km · Taufkirchen 21 km · Holzkirchen 21 km · Weilheim 21 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 Wolfratshausen (47.9129°, 11.4217°, elevation 578 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).