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Berlin Weather in December

In December, Berlin averages a high of 4°C (40°F) and a low of 0°C (32°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2026).

4°C
Average high
40°F
0°C
Average low
32°F
18°C
Record high
64°F · December 31, 2022
-19°C
Record low
-3°F · December 31, 1978

What December Is Like in Berlin

  • 5 of the 10 warmest Decembers on record in Berlin have come since 2011.
  • December in Berlin has become 1.6°C (2.9°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • The coldest December reading, -19°C (-3°F) on December 31, 1978, has not been matched in 48 years.
  • On average, 14 nights in December drop below freezing.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 35% of December days, and the month averages 50 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Berlin, every December since 1971
-3°C4°C11°C19801990200020102020December 1971: 6.7°CDecember 1972: 4.1°CDecember 1973: 2.8°CDecember 1974: 7.6°CDecember 1975: 4.7°CDecember 1976: 2.0°CDecember 1977: 5.0°CDecember 1978: 2.1°CDecember 1979: 6.1°CDecember 1980: 3.8°CDecember 1981: -0.7°CDecember 1982: 5.1°CDecember 1983: 3.1°CDecember 1984: 2.5°CDecember 1985: 6.8°CDecember 1986: 4.6°CDecember 1987: 4.6°CDecember 1988: 5.7°CDecember 1989: 5.3°CDecember 1990: 2.8°CDecember 1991: 4.2°CDecember 1992: 3.2°CDecember 1993: 5.6°CDecember 1994: 6.4°CDecember 1995: -0.7°CDecember 1996: -0.1°CDecember 1997: 4.4°CDecember 1998: 3.2°CDecember 1999: 4.9°CDecember 2000: 5.4°CDecember 2001: 2.1°CDecember 2002: 0.1°CDecember 2003: 5.5°CDecember 2004: 4.7°CDecember 2005: 3.9°CDecember 2006: 7.9°CDecember 2007: 4.3°CDecember 2008: 3.7°CDecember 2009: 2.4°CDecember 2010: -1.8°CDecember 2011: 7.1°CDecember 2012: 3.3°CDecember 2013: 6.8°CDecember 2014: 5.1°CDecember 2015: 9.7°CDecember 2016: 5.6°CDecember 2017: 6.0°CDecember 2018: 6.8°CDecember 2019: 6.9°CDecember 2020: 5.8°CDecember 2021: 4.3°CDecember 2022: 4.0°CDecember 2023: 5.9°CDecember 2024: 6.0°CDecember 2025: 6.2°C
Warmest: 2015 (9.7°C)Latest: 2025 (6.2°C)10-year averageLong-run average (4.4°C)

Look Up a Day in December

See the weather in Berlin on any December date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Berlin-Tempelhof (1971–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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