Frankfurt am Main climate

Frankfurt am Main Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Rhein Main (GHCN GMW00035032), 15 km from Frankfurt am Main

Average highs run from 6°C on December 1 to 5°C on December 31, and lows from 1°C to 0°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 54 mm over about 12 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Frankfurt am Main, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
5°C
Average low
0°C
Precipitation
54 mm
Record high
18°CDec 31, 2022
Record low
-25°CDec 30, 1939
Daylight
8 h 24 min to 8 h 08 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
0°C
Wind
15.1 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 16°C1°C13°C 1939-14°C 197337%
Dec 26°C1°C13°C 1992-16°C 197337%
Dec 36°C1°C14°C 2006-16°C 197337%
Dec 47°C2°C16°C 1953-10°C 196239%
Dec 56°C2°C16°C 1961-13°C 196240%
Dec 66°C1°C14°C 2006-10°C 196240%
Dec 76°C1°C14°C 2015-11°C 197840%
Dec 86°C1°C15°C 2025-12°C 198041%
Dec 96°C0°C13°C 2025-9°C 198742%
Dec 105°C0°C13°C 1982-11°C 198741%
Dec 115°C1°C15°C 1961-10°C 197342%
Dec 126°C2°C14°C 1961-14°C 196841%
Dec 136°C1°C14°C 2000-12°C 196843%
Dec 145°C1°C14°C 1989-12°C 196844%
Dec 155°C0°C12°C 1941-12°C 196345%
Dec 165°C0°C16°C 1989-11°C 196146%
Dec 174°C0°C14°C 1989-13°C 196348%
Dec 185°C0°C15°C 1987-13°C 196148%
Dec 196°C1°C14°C 2015-15°C 200947%
Dec 205°C-1°C14°C 1993-16°C 200947%
Dec 215°C0°C15°C 1989-16°C 196946%
Dec 226°C1°C15°C 2020-12°C 196247%
Dec 236°C2°C13°C 2012-16°C 193847%
Dec 246°C1°C14°C 2013-16°C 196346%
Dec 256°C1°C15°C 1997-14°C 196247%
Dec 265°C0°C15°C 1997-17°C 196247%
Dec 275°C0°C13°C 1998-16°C 193847%
Dec 285°C0°C14°C 1974-14°C 196246%
Dec 294°C-2°C14°C 1974-17°C 199646%
Dec 305°C-1°C17°C 2021-25°C 193945%
Dec 315°C0°C18°C 2022-14°C 199644%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Frankfurt am Main, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

December 1
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:24 AM, sunset 4:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station GMW00035032, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.