Esch-sur-Alzette weather in December

In December, Esch-sur-Alzette sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°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 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Esch-sur-Alzette's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esch-sur-Alzette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:33 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Esch-sur-Alzette is city in Luxembourg.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1128

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 5°C through the month.

A typical December day in Esch-sur-Alzette reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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352
451
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651
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How December really feels in Esch-sur-Alzette

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.

Esch-sur-Alzette weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7412.22.78.40.0
Feb / -0°6110.53.29.80.2
Mar10° / 6411.61.411.52.0
Apr14° / 5511.10.313.43.9
May18° / 6912.6015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°65110166.1
Jul23° / 14°6211.3015.66.6
Aug23° / 13°6610.9014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°649.7012.45.9
Oct14° / 7011.4010.53.7
Nov / 7112.61.18.91.2
Dec / 9113.93.480.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21882
31882
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72080
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92080
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112377
122278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Esch-sur-Alzette gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1418
2428
3428
4428
5428
6428
7428
8428
9428
10428
11429
12439
13439
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314611

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
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22100
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:18 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 4:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:184:33
28.28:204:33
38.28:214:32
48.28:224:32
58.18:234:32
68.18:244:31
78.18:254:31
88.18:264:31
98.18:274:31
108.08:284:31
118.08:294:31
128.08:304:31
138.08:314:31
148.08:324:31
158.08:334:31
168.08:334:31
178.08:344:31
187.98:354:32
197.98:354:32
207.98:364:32
217.98:374:33
227.98:374:33
237.98:384:34
247.98:384:34
257.98:384:35
267.98:394:35
278.08:394:36
288.08:394:37
298.08:394:37
308.08:394:38
318.08:394:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.67 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 Esch-sur-Alzette?

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 Esch-sur-Alzette.

What to pack for Esch-sur-Alzette in December

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

In December, Esch-sur-Alzette sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Esch-sur-Alzette 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 Esch-sur-Alzette peaks around July 16 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Esch-sur-Alzette?

Esch-sur-Alzette sits at 49.5°N, 6.0°E, 295 m above sea level, in Luxembourg. The nearest listed city is Dudelange, 8.0 km away.

DudelangeLuxembourgArlon

Topography around Esch-sur-Alzette

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Esch-sur-Alzette.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esch-sur-Alzette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Esch-sur-Alzette is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
656 m
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December weather nearby: Dudelange 8.0 km · Luxembourg 17 km · Hayange 19 km · Thionville 20 km · Yutz 22 km · Arlon 24 km · Metz 44 km · Montigny-lès-Metz 46 km

Luxembourg travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 94% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$147,252
2025
Happiness
7.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
4.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 71%unaffiliated 27%Muslim 2%other 0%

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 Esch-sur-Alzette (49.4958°, 5.9806°, elevation 295 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).