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Leipzig in December
In December, Leipzig averages a daytime high of 4 °C and a night-time low of 0 °C, with about 35 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Leipzig's most comfortable months, May to September.
- Average high
- 4 °C
- Average low
- 0 °C
- Rain in the month
- 35 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 7 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 87
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Leipzig
December is tied for the coolest month in Leipzig by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 4 °C to 25 °C and the lows from -2 °C to 14 °C. By day, December is 3 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 35 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 45 mm (539 mm a year); it is tied for the 7th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 7 h 50 min, against 7 h 50 min at the shortest and 16 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 °C | -2 °C | 35 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -1 °C | 29 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 1 °C | 35 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 4 °C | 33 mm | |
| May | 20 °C | 8 °C | 50 mm | Yes |
| June | 23 °C | 11 °C | 58 mm | Yes |
| July | 25 °C | 14 °C | 79 mm | Yes |
| August | 25 °C | 13 °C | 58 mm | Yes |
| September | 20 °C | 10 °C | 46 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 6 °C | 46 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 2 °C | 35 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | 0 °C | 35 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Leipzig?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 4 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Leipzig are May to September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Germany in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Leipzig
This guide lists 87 places to stay in Leipzig: 7 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 80 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 27; 1–3 km, 16; 3–10 km, 27; 10 km or more, 15.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.