When to go · Heide
Heide in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wet, windy, few events).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / 1°C (34°F)34°F (1°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- High
- Germany overall
- Prices
- High
- Germany overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wet, windy, few events).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- HeideHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around 1 °C (34 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 34 °F (1 °C), rain on about 12 days
- Rhine and the west, Germany · Cologne, Frankfurt, Rhine and Moselle valleys, Heidelbergcool
Mildest winters; wine harvest and river trips at their best in September–October.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- High
- Prices · Germany overall
- High
Germany overall: Christmas markets in every town; Nuremberg, Dresden and Cologne weekends are packed. Shops close from 24 December afternoon.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Heide, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
Dec: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 12
May: 9 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
May: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 2
May: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wet, windy, few events).
May: Inside Heide's best window: May–Sep.
Heide: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket