🇨🇭 Weather in Interlaken in December
This is what the weather in Interlaken (Bernese Oberland, Switzerland) was like in December in 2016–2025.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
-1.4 °C
-3.8 °C – 1.1 °C
Avg. night-time low
-8.4 °C
-11.7 °C – -6.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
15.0
48 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
96.0 mm
5.6 mm – 150 mm
Avg. cloud cover
77 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 5.8 °C (10 Dec 2016) · Lowest temperature -18.6 °C (13 Dec 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 12 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 9Sunny
- 83Partly cloudy
- 68Cloudy
- 85Light rain
- 65Rain
Summary
- On average -1.4 °C during the day and -8.4 °C at night.
- On average 15.0 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 96.0 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Light rain.
- Warmest year: 2016 (avg. 1.1 °C), coolest: 2017 (avg. -3.8 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (150 mm), driest: 2016 (5.6 mm).
- Extremes: 5.8 °C on 10 Dec 2016 and -18.6 °C on 13 Dec 2018.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2025
Avg. max0.0°Avg. min-6.5°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 31.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 2.7 °C · Min -14.8 °C
2024
Avg. max-0.9°Avg. min-8.5°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 84.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 76 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 4.2 °C · Min -14.1 °C
2023
Avg. max-1.1°Avg. min-7.7°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 150 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 82 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 3.5 °C · Min -18.3 °C
2022
Avg. max-1.9°Avg. min-9.0°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 89.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 86 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 2.0 °C · Min -18.5 °C
2021
Avg. max-1.7°Avg. min-8.9°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 94.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 76 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 5.0 °C · Min -17.3 °C
2020
Avg. max-3.4°Avg. min-9.8°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 113 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 86 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 1.6 °C · Min -17.8 °C
2019
Avg. max-1.3°Avg. min-8.2°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 133 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 77 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 1.0 °C · Min -16.2 °C
2018
Avg. max-1.5°Avg. min-8.0°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 133 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 84 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 3.2 °C · Min -18.6 °C
2017
Avg. max-3.8°Avg. min-11.7°- Rain days
- 19 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 126 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 80 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 2.5 °C · Min -17.8 °C
2016
Avg. max1.1°Avg. min-6.1°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 5.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 49 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 5.8 °C · Min -9.5 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Interlaken in December?
- Daytime highs averaged -1.4 °C, night-time lows -8.4 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 5.8 °C (10 Dec 2016), the lowest -18.6 °C (13 Dec 2018).
- How often does it rain in Interlaken in December?
- On average there were 15.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 96.0 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)