Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer weather in December

In December, Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 15 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to -1°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 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:57 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is locality in Zell am See 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 -1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 5°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)
12-5
22-6
32-6
41-6
51-6
61-6
71-6
81-6
91-6
101-7
111-7
121-7
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30-1-8
31-1-8

How December really feels in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

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
12 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -8°11313.713.48.70.0
Feb / -7°10513.713.89.90.0
Mar / -4°14416.913.611.60.2
Apr10° / -0°13116.39.413.31.9
May15° / 207213.514.93.4
Jun18° / 23021.20.515.74.3
Jul20° / 10°23221.50.115.44.7
Aug20° / 10°21019.20.214.15.0
Sep16° / 17516.31.412.44.1
Oct11° / 129144.710.62.7
Nov / -3°11413.210.29.10.4
Dec / -7°1201513.58.30.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33763
43862
53862
63862
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123664
133664
143466
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303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14340
24440
34541
44541
54642
64642
74743
84743
94843
104844
114844
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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
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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
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:424:14
28.57:434:14
38.57:454:14
48.57:464:13
58.47:474:13
68.47:484:13
78.47:494:13
88.47:504:12
98.47:514:12
108.37:524:12
118.37:534:12
128.37:544:12
138.37:544:12
148.37:554:13
158.37:564:13
168.37:574:13
178.37:574:13
188.37:584:13
198.37:594:14
208.27:594:14
218.28:004:14
228.28:004:15
238.28:014:15
248.28:014:16
258.38:014:17
268.38:024:17
278.38:024:18
288.38:024:18
298.38:024:19
308.38:034:20
318.38:034:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
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
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311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer.

What to pack for Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer in December

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

In December, Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer sits at 47.4°N, 12.8°E, 748 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Zell am See, 12 km away.

Bad ReichenhallKitzbuhelBad GasteinSalzburgFreilassingTraunstein

Topography around Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,294 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,273 m.

The land around Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
648 m
16 km
2,294 m
80 km
3,273 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Zell am See 12 km · Kaprun 18 km · Bad Reichenhall 34 km · Kitzbuhel 34 km · Bad Gastein 41 km · Salzburg 44 km · Freilassing 47 km · Traunstein 51 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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (47.4268°, 12.848°, elevation 748 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).