Wiener Neustadt weather in December

In December, Wiener Neustadt sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Wiener Neustadt's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wiener Neustadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:45 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Wiener Neustadt is city in Lower Austria, Austria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
735/km²
people per km²
Founded
1194

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 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Wiener Neustadt reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°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)
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44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
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93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
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How December really feels in Wiener Neustadt

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.

Wiener Neustadt 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 / -3°378.65.88.60.0
Feb / -2°378.55.19.90.1
Mar / 5611.34.111.61.7
Apr14° / 5811.11.313.44.0
May19° / 10°9514.7014.95.3
Jun22° / 13°10014015.76.0
Jul24° / 15°10814.6015.46.3
Aug24° / 14°10112.4014.16.6
Sep19° / 11°8910.6012.45.9
Oct13° / 63100.510.63.8
Nov / 549.62.89.11.1
Dec / -2°449.24.98.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33466
43466
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63466
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83367
93367
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113367
123367
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313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Wiener Neustadt gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12914
22914
32914
42914
53015
63015
73015
83016
93016
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113116
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313017

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 (%)
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28100
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:303:59
28.57:313:59
38.47:333:59
48.47:343:58
58.47:353:58
68.47:363:58
78.37:373:58
88.37:383:57
98.37:393:57
108.37:403:57
118.37:413:57
128.37:423:57
138.27:423:57
148.27:433:57
158.27:443:58
168.27:453:58
178.27:453:58
188.27:463:58
198.27:473:59
208.27:473:59
218.27:483:59
228.27:484:00
238.27:494:00
248.27:494:01
258.27:504:01
268.27:504:02
278.27:504:03
288.27:504:03
298.27:514:04
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318.27:514:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.97 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
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
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211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Wiener Neustadt?

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 Wiener Neustadt.

What to pack for Wiener Neustadt in December

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

In December, Wiener Neustadt sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Wiener Neustadt 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 Wiener Neustadt peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJun 1316 µg/m³Nov 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wiener Neustadt?

Wiener Neustadt sits at 47.8°N, 16.2°E, 270 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Eisenstadt, 22 km away.

PerchtoldsdorfSemmeringMeidlingFavoriten

Topography around Wiener Neustadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wiener Neustadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,959 m.

The land around Wiener Neustadt is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
903 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Eisenstadt 22 km · Baden 22 km · Sopron 30 km · Mödling 32 km · Perchtoldsdorf 35 km · Semmering 36 km · Meidling 41 km · Favoriten 41 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 Wiener Neustadt (47.8049°, 16.232°, elevation 270 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).