Munich Weather in December
Munich in December
The short of it: Munich in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 61 mm · daylight 8 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
December in Munich brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -1°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 22 min in mid-December, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Munich runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bogenhausen, 3 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Munich, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BogenhausenBavaria | 3 km ENE | 5° | -1° | 61 mm |
| UnterhachingBavaria | 8 km SSE | 5° | -1° | 66 mm |
| PasingBavaria | 9 km W | 5° | -1° | 63 mm |
| TaufkirchenBavaria | 10 km SSE | 5° | -1° | 66 mm |
| Ottobrunn bei MünchenBavaria | 10 km SE | 5° | -1° | 68 mm |
| HaarBavaria | 12 km ESE | 5° | -1° | 67 mm |
| KarlsfeldBavaria | 12 km NW | 4° | -1° | 60 mm |
| IsmaningBavaria | 13 km NE | 4° | -1° | 58 mm |