Weather in Cologne in December
In December, Cologne reaches 7 °C during the day on average and 1 °C at night. It rains or snows on 13 days.
- Day
- 7 °C
- Average high
- Night
- 1 °C
- Average low
- Rain days
- 13
- Days with rain or snow
- Sunshine
- 44 h
- Hours in the month
- Snow days
- 2
- Days with snow on the ground
- Frost days
- 12
- Nights below 0 °C
Average highs month by month
December in Cologne day by day
For each day: the usual high and how often it rained or snowed on that day (share of years). A dash (–) means no data.
- 1 December7 °C43 %
- 2 December7 °C27 %
- 3 December7 °C40 %
- 4 December7 °C57 %
- 5 December7 °C43 %
- 6 December7 °C43 %
- 7 December7 °C53 %
- 8 December8 °C47 %
- 9 December7 °C43 %
- 10 December7 °C33 %
- 11 December6 °C43 %
- 12 December7 °C37 %
- 13 December6 °C40 %
- 14 December6 °C43 %
- 15 December6 °C33 %
- 16 December7 °C40 %
- 17 December6 °C40 %
- 18 December6 °C30 %
- 19 December7 °C47 %
- 20 December7 °C40 %
- 21 December7 °C57 %
- 22 December7 °C57 %
- 23 December7 °C40 %
- 24 December8 °C47 %
- 25 December8 °C37 %
- 26 December7 °C40 %
- 27 December6 °C33 %
- 28 December6 °C40 %
- 29 December6 °C50 %
- 30 December7 °C40 %
- 31 December7 °C23 %
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December in Cologne: the last 30 years
Warmest December: 2015 (9 °C on average), coldest: 2010 (-2 °C). Highest: 18 °C on 31 December 2022. Lowest: -16 °C on 29 December 1996.
| Year | Day | Night | Precipitation | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 °C | 2 °C | 35 mm | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 °C | 2 °C | 54 mm | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 °C | 4 °C | 97 mm | – |
| 2022 | 6 °C | 1 °C | 62 mm | – |
| 2021 | 8 °C | 2 °C | 62 mm | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 °C | 3 °C | 69 mm | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 °C | 3 °C | 75 mm | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 °C | 3 °C | 102 mm | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 °C | 2 °C | 87 mm | 2 |
| 2016 | 7 °C | 1 °C | 19 mm | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 °C | 6 °C | 61 mm | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 °C | 2 °C | 75 mm | 3 |
| 2013 | 9 °C | 2 °C | 33 mm | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 °C | 2 °C | 110 mm | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 °C | 3 °C | 101 mm | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 °C | -5 °C | 76 mm | 28 |
| 2009 | 5 °C | -1 °C | 82 mm | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 °C | -1 °C | 56 mm | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 °C | 0 °C | 52 mm | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 °C | 3 °C | 56 mm | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 °C | 1 °C | 59 mm | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 °C | -2 °C | 44 mm | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 °C | 0 °C | 54 mm | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 °C | 2 °C | 91 mm | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 °C | -1 °C | 51 mm | 4 |
| 2000 | 8 °C | 3 °C | 52 mm | 2 |
| 1999 | 7 °C | 1 °C | 90 mm | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 °C | 1 °C | 44 mm | 2 |
| 1997 | 7 °C | 2 °C | 72 mm | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 °C | -3 °C | 45 mm | 2 |
Rain day: at least 1 mm of rain or snow. Snow day: at least 1 cm of snow on the ground in the morning. Frost day: below 0 °C at night. Averages come from the last 30 years. A month only counts once it has ended.
Weather station: Köln/Bonn (16 km). Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), CC BY 4.0.