December on this route is cold, cloudy, and changeable. Overcast skies dominate with frequent drizzle, rain, and snowfall, and day-to-day swings bring highs from below freezing to occasional mild surges near 16°C and lows down to -14°C. Wet spells can produce notable single‑day totals around 20–26 mm when Atlantic systems pass, though shorter drier or brighter breaks appear between fronts. Upland stretches see widespread frost and regular snow, while lower ground often alternates between drizzle, rain, and wet snow.
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From Stade through Harsefeld and Zeven, skies are mostly overcast with frequent drizzle and mixed rain–snow; highs vary from about -5 to 12°C, lows from -8 to 6°C, and daily totals often reach 1–9 mm. Across Schneessel, Soltau, Bergen, and Celle, intermittent moderate snowfall alternates with rain, with a few wetter pulses around 7–11 mm. Around Rietze and Braunschweig, drizzle and occasional rain dominate, peaking near 11 mm in Braunschweig while temperatures hover roughly 0–9°C. Approaching the Harz at Hornburg, Wernigerode, and Hasselfelde, precipitation turns snowier with colder nights; a wet burst near Hornburg reaches about 22 mm, and upland lows dip to -14°C.
Entering Nordhausen and Ebeleben, light to moderate snowfall mixes with drizzle under persistent cloud; highs run from about -4 to 9°C and day totals are mostly 1–8 mm. Through Bad Langensalza and Gotha there are brief brighter intervals, but the strongest wintry episode near Gotha delivers around 16 mm and subzero nights to -9°C. Across Friedrichroda and Schmalkalden, frequent snow showers alternate with lighter drizzle; temperatures swing from -13 to 11°C while precipitation generally stays light. Towards Meiningen, conditions vary between snow and milder rain, with a wetter spike near 10 mm and lows occasionally down to -14°C.
From Mellrichstadt and Bad Neustadt southward to Munnerstadt, snowfall is common with hard frosts down to -14°C, interspersed with milder spells; rainfall events reach up to about 16 mm. Around Schweinfurt and Bergtheim into Wurzburg and Ochsenfurt, several fronts bring sustained rain, including a very wet day near Schweinfurt with about 26 mm, while highs briefly rise to 14°C. From Aub through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Schillingsfurst, and Feuchtwangen, the mix toggles between snow and rain; heavier falls bring around 7–14 mm and nights often fall below -6°C. Continuing via Dinkelsbuhl and Nordlingen to Donauworth and Mertingen, skies stay mostly overcast with occasional clearer breaks and daily peaks near 11 mm; arriving in Augsburg, the pattern remains changeable with multiple snow days, a heavy rain around 21 mm, and highs from -3 to 14°C.
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