Feldkirch weather in December

In December, Feldkirch sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 14.2 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Feldkirch's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Feldkirch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:09 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Feldkirch is municipality seat of the municipality of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 3°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Feldkirch reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-3
24-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-4
73-4
83-4
93-4
103-4
113-4
123-4
132-4
142-4
152-5
162-5
172-5
182-5
192-5
202-5
212-5
222-5
232-5
242-5
252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
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312-5

How December really feels in Feldkirch

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Feldkirch weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°11012.911.18.70.0
Feb / -5°1041211.1100.0
Mar / -2°12515.310.711.61.0
Apr11° / 12615.37.613.32.5
May16° / 188202.314.83.8
Jun19° / 10°217200.415.64.7
Jul21° / 11°21019.2015.35.2
Aug21° / 11°21918.80145.2
Sep17° / 15415.30.712.44.6
Oct13° / 12012.93.210.63.2
Nov / -1°121138.19.10.7
Dec / -5°12414.211.98.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43763
53862
63862
73961
83862
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
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203862
213862
223862
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243862
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283961
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Feldkirch gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14333
24433
34434
44435
54435
64436
74436
84437
94537
104537
114538
124538
134539
144639
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184639
194639
204739
214739
224740
234740
244840
254840
264840
274840
284840
294739
304739
314738

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 5 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:55 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:554:28
28.57:564:28
38.57:574:27
48.57:584:27
58.57:594:27
68.48:004:27
78.48:014:26
88.48:024:26
98.48:034:26
108.48:044:26
118.48:054:26
128.38:064:26
138.38:074:26
148.38:074:26
158.38:084:26
168.38:094:27
178.38:104:27
188.38:104:27
198.38:114:28
208.38:114:28
218.38:124:28
228.38:124:29
238.38:134:29
248.38:134:30
258.38:144:30
268.38:144:31
278.38:144:32
288.38:144:32
298.38:154:33
308.38:154:34
318.38:154:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Feldkirch?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Feldkirch.

What to pack for Feldkirch in December

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

In December, Feldkirch sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Feldkirch 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 Feldkirch peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Feldkirch?

Feldkirch sits at 47.2°N, 9.6°E, 526 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Vaduz, 12 km away.

Topography around Feldkirch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Feldkirch has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,954 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,210 m.

The land around Feldkirch is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
920 m
16 km
1,954 m
80 km
3,210 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Vaduz 12 km · Hohenems 15 km · Bludenz 19 km · Lustenau 22 km · Dornbirn 23 km · Saint Gallen 27 km · Herisau 29 km · Bregenz 32 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 Feldkirch (47.2364°, 9.5973°, elevation 526 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).