Bad Gastein weather in December

In December, Bad Gastein sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bad Gastein's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Gastein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:54 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bad Gastein is human settlement in St. Johann im Pongau District.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Bad Gastein reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-8
4-2-8
5-2-8
6-2-8
7-2-8
8-3-8
9-3-9
10-3-9
11-3-9
12-3-9
13-3-9
14-3-9
15-3-9
16-3-9
17-3-9
18-3-9
19-4-9
20-4-9
21-4-10
22-4-10
23-4-10
24-4-10
25-4-10
26-4-10
27-4-10
28-4-10
29-4-10
30-4-10
31-4-10

How December really feels in Bad Gastein

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bad Gastein weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -10°6711.412.68.70.0
Feb-2° / -9°641112.7100.0
Mar / -5°8913.714.611.60.0
Apr / -2°9414.912.313.30.4
May11° / 12318.76.414.82.0
Jun15° / 15720.82.315.63.5
Jul17° / 16320.10.715.34.3
Aug17° / 16519.10.6144.3
Sep13° / 12513.63.412.43.0
Oct / 11211.86.510.61.2
Nov / -5°10812.111.39.10.0
Dec-3° / -9°781213.68.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143268
153367
163367
173367
183367
193466
203565
213565
223565
233565
243565
253664
263664
273664
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bad Gastein gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 12 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13742
23743
33743
43744
53844
63844
73845
83845
93845
103845
113845
123845
133845
143845
153844
163844
173844
183844
193843
203843
213843
223843
233943
243943
254043
264043
274043
284143
294144
304144
314144

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:404:14
28.57:414:14
38.57:424:14
48.57:434:13
58.57:444:13
68.57:454:13
78.47:464:13
88.47:474:13
98.47:484:13
108.47:494:12
118.47:504:12
128.47:514:12
138.37:524:13
148.37:534:13
158.37:534:13
168.37:544:13
178.37:554:13
188.37:564:14
198.37:564:14
208.37:574:14
218.37:574:15
228.37:584:15
238.37:584:16
248.37:594:16
258.37:594:17
268.37:594:17
278.38:004:18
288.38:004:19
298.38:004:19
308.38:004:20
318.38:004:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bad Gastein?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bad Gastein.

What to pack for Bad Gastein in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Bad Gastein sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bad Gastein in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bad Gastein peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Gastein?

Bad Gastein sits at 47.1°N, 13.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Kaprun, 33 km away.

KaprunZell am SeeSaalfelden am Steinernen MeerHallstattKitzbuhelBad ReichenhallSalzburgVillach

Topography around Bad Gastein

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bad Gastein.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Gastein has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,534 m around an average of 1,458 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,409 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,372 m.

The land around Bad Gastein is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,534 m
16 km
2,409 m
80 km
3,372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Kaprun 33 km · Zell am See 34 km · Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 41 km · Hallstatt 63 km · Kitzbuhel 67 km · Bad Reichenhall 71 km · Salzburg 76 km · Villach 78 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 82% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$62,930
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 616
Religion
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bad Gastein (47.1155°, 13.1347°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).