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December Weather in Gladenbach Germany

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 40°F to 37°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 49°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 33°F to 30°F, rarely falling below 17°F or exceeding 42°F.

For reference, on August 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gladenbach typically range from 55°F to 72°F, while on February 8, the coldest day of the year, they range from 28°F to 38°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Gladenbach

Average High and Low Temperature in December in GladenbachDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313115°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°FNovJanDec 140°FDec 140°F33°F33°FDec 3137°FDec 3137°F30°F30°FDec 1139°FDec 1139°F32°F32°FDec 2138°FDec 2138°F31°F31°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Gladenbach

Average Hourly Temperature in December in GladenbachDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Kitimat, Canada (4,789 miles away) and Cumberland, Canada (4,987 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gladenbach (view comparison).

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The month of December in Gladenbach experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 75% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on November 22, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 76%, while on July 22, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 57%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Gladenbach

Cloud Cover Categories in December in GladenbachDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 124%Dec 124%Dec 3126%Dec 3126%Dec 1124%Dec 1124%Dec 2125%Dec 2125%clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gladenbach, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is increasing, starting the month at 28% and ending it at 32%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 35% on July 14, and its lowest chance is 24% on March 4.

Over the course of December in Gladenbach, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 23% to 25%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 3% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Gladenbach

Probability of Precipitation in December in GladenbachDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%NovJanDec 2433%Dec 2433%Dec 128%Dec 128%Dec 1131%Dec 1131%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Gladenbach is essentially constant, remaining about 1.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.5 inches or falling below 0.5 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.8 inches on December 21.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Gladenbach

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in GladenbachDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inNovJanDec 211.8 inDec 211.8 inDec 11.7 inDec 11.7 inDec 311.8 inDec 311.8 inDec 111.8 inDec 111.8 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during December in Gladenbach is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.9 inches, and ending the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.7 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in December in Gladenbach

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of December in Gladenbach, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 7 hours, 57 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 8 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Gladenbach

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in GladenbachDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 217 hr, 57 minDec 217 hr, 57 minnightnightdaydayDec 18 hr, 17 minDec 18 hr, 17 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Gladenbach is 8:06 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 22 minutes later at 8:27 AM on December 30.

The earliest sunset is 4:20 PM on December 12 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 4:30 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Gladenbach during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:12 AM and sets 16 hours, 30 minutes later, at 9:42 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:25 AM and sets 7 hours, 57 minutes later, at 4:22 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Gladenbach

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in GladenbachDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNovJan8:06 AM8:06 AMDec 14:23 PMDec 14:23 PM8:27 AM8:27 AMDec 314:30 PMDec 314:30 PM8:18 AM8:18 AMDec 124:20 PMDec 124:20 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Gladenbach

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in GladenbachDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan00101020200001010
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Gladenbach

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in GladenbachDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PMDec 17:22 AMDec 17:22 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 3011:28 PMDec 3011:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 291:37 PMJan 291:37 PM7:16 AM7:16 AM4:37 PM4:37 PM3:57 PM3:57 PM8:45 AM8:45 AM8:45 AM8:45 AM3:54 PM3:54 PM2:57 PM2:57 PM9:01 AM9:01 AM8:42 AM8:42 AM3:26 PM3:26 PM3:48 PM3:48 PM9:15 AM9:15 AM8:33 AM8:33 AM4:59 PM4:59 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%8:45 AMSE3:54 PMSW-12:19 PMS245,841 mi
2
2%9:53 AMSE4:38 PMSW-1:16 PMS243,778 mi
3
5%10:50 AMSE5:38 PMSW-2:14 PMS241,651 mi
4
11%11:33 AMSE6:51 PMSW-3:12 PMS239,504 mi
5
19%12:04 PMSE8:12 PMSW-4:08 PMS237,360 mi
6
29%12:26 PMESE9:36 PMWSW-5:01 PMS235,235 mi
7
40%12:44 PMESE10:59 PMWSW-5:50 PMS233,160 mi
8
50%12:58 PMESE--6:38 PMS231,196 mi
9
63%-12:22 AMW1:11 PME7:25 PMS229,450 mi
10
74%-1:46 AMW1:24 PME8:13 PMS228,065 mi
11
84%-3:12 AMWNW1:39 PMENE9:03 PMS227,214 mi
12
92%-4:40 AMWNW1:57 PMENE9:56 PMS227,064 mi
13
97%-6:12 AMNW2:22 PMNE10:54 PMS227,740 mi
14
100%-7:41 AMNW2:57 PMNE11:55 PMS229,289 mi
15
100%-9:01 AMNW3:48 PMNE--
16
99%-10:03 AMNW4:55 PMNE12:57 AMS231,646 mi
17
97%-10:47 AMNW6:13 PMNE1:57 AMS234,635 mi
18
91%-11:17 AMNW7:35 PMNE2:53 AMS237,998 mi
19
84%-11:37 AMWNW8:54 PMENE3:43 AMS241,439 mi
20
76%-11:53 AMWNW10:09 PMENE4:29 AMS244,670 mi
21
67%-12:05 PMWNW11:20 PME5:11 AMS247,437 mi
22
50%-12:16 PMW-5:51 AMS249,545 mi
23
47%12:29 AME12:26 PMW-6:30 AMS250,864 mi
24
38%1:38 AME12:37 PMWSW-7:09 AMS251,334 mi
25
29%2:48 AMESE12:49 PMWSW-7:49 AMS250,965 mi
26
20%3:59 AMESE1:04 PMWSW-8:32 AMS249,831 mi
27
13%5:14 AMSE1:24 PMSW-9:19 AMS248,060 mi
28
7%6:28 AMSE1:51 PMSW-10:10 AMS245,824 mi
29
2%7:40 AMSE2:31 PMSW-11:05 AMS243,319 mi
30
0%8:42 AMSE3:26 PMSW-12:04 PMS240,747 mi
31
0%9:30 AMSE4:37 PMSW-1:03 PMS238,291 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gladenbach is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on June 29, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Gladenbach

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in GladenbachDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gladenbach is increasing during December, increasing from 10.5 miles per hour to 11.5 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.8 miles per hour, while on August 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Gladenbach

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Gladenbach during December is predominantly out of the south from December 1 to December 15 and the west from December 15 to December 31.

Wind Direction in December in Gladenbach

Wind Direction in December in GladenbachSWSWDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Gladenbach typically lasts for 6.3 months (191 days), from around April 20 to around October 28, rarely starting before April 1 or after May 9, and rarely ending before October 8 or after November 21.

The month of December in Gladenbach is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually decreasing from 4% to 0% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Gladenbach

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Gladenbachgrowing seasonDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 14%Dec 14%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 112%Dec 112%Dec 211%Dec 211%Nov 2110%Nov 2110%freezingvery coldcoldcoolfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Gladenbach are essentially constant during December, remaining around 1,657°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in December in Gladenbach

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gladenbach is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 0.7 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 0.6 kWh on December 25.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Gladenbach

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in GladenbachDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.2 kWh0.2 kWh0.4 kWh0.4 kWh0.6 kWh0.6 kWh0.8 kWh0.8 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.2 kWh1.2 kWh1.4 kWh1.4 kWh1.6 kWh1.6 kWh1.8 kWh1.8 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.2 kWh2.2 kWh2.4 kWh2.4 kWhNovJanDec 250.6 kWhDec 250.6 kWhDec 10.8 kWhDec 10.8 kWhDec 110.7 kWhDec 110.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gladenbach are 50.768 deg latitude, 8.581 deg longitude, and 873 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gladenbach contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 778 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 979 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,499 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,687 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gladenbach is covered by cropland (47%), trees (35%), and artificial surfaces (12%), within 10 miles by trees (48%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by trees (45%) and cropland (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gladenbach, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 8 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gladenbach.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Gladenbach according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Gladenbach is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Gladenbach and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Gladenbach and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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