Traun weather in December

In December, Traun sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Traun's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Traun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:55 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13 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 4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Traun reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Traun

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.

Traun 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 / -2°5911.26.88.60.0
Feb / -2°4910.15.49.90.2
Mar10° / 6712.53.511.62.0
Apr15° / 5510.40.913.44.4
May19° / 10°8813.1014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°8713.6015.86.2
Jul25° / 15°9313.7015.56.4
Aug25° / 15°8611.3014.16.7
Sep19° / 11°7410.9012.46.0
Oct14° / 6210.60.410.63.9
Nov / 5410.32.691.1
Dec / -1°57125.78.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92674
102674
112674
122674
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312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Traun gets around 57 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23414
33514
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53715
63815
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83917
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104018
114018
124019
134019
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314021

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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910calm
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1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 7:40 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 4:06 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:404:06
28.47:414:05
38.47:424:05
48.47:434:05
58.37:454:04
68.37:464:04
78.37:474:04
88.37:484:04
98.27:494:03
108.27:504:03
118.27:514:03
128.27:514:03
138.27:524:03
148.27:534:04
158.27:544:04
168.27:554:04
178.17:554:04
188.17:564:04
198.17:574:05
208.17:574:05
218.17:584:05
228.17:584:06
238.17:594:06
248.17:594:07
258.17:594:07
268.18:004:08
278.18:004:09
288.28:004:09
298.28:004:10
308.28:014:11
318.28:014:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
70.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Traun?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Traun.

What to pack for Traun in December

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

In December, Traun sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Traun 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 Traun peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Traun in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Traun is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Traun's WHO annual average of 13 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Oct 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Traun?

Traun sits at 48.2°N, 14.2°E, 273 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Ansfelden, 4.0 km away.

AmstettenCesky KrumlovPassauHallstatt

Topography around Traun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Traun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,237 m.

The land around Traun is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
459 m
80 km
2,237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ansfelden 4.0 km · Linz 10 km · Wels 16 km · Steyr 24 km · Amstetten 48 km · Cesky Krumlov 66 km · Passau 71 km · Hallstatt 85 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 Traun (48.2209°, 14.2383°, elevation 273 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).