Tuzla weather in December

In December, Tuzla sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tuzla's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuzla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:22 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Tuzla is city in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 41.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
471/km²
people per km²
Founded
~950 CE

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 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tuzla reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
370
460
56-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
96-1
105-1
115-1
125-2
135-2
145-2
155-2
165-2
175-2
185-2
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204-2
214-2
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
274-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-3

How December really feels in Tuzla

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.

Tuzla 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 / -3°6811.47.990.0
Feb / -2°6911.5710.10.6
Mar11° / 8412.74.611.62.7
Apr16° / 9613.71.413.24.6
May21° / 10°11615.1014.65.7
Jun24° / 14°11914.6015.36.2
Jul26° / 15°10312.50156.5
Aug26° / 15°8010.5013.96.8
Sep22° / 11°8610.8012.36.6
Oct17° / 739.60.510.75.4
Nov11° / 7310.73.19.42.6
Dec / -2°77126.68.70.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103763
113763
123862
133862
143763
153763
163862
173763
183862
193862
203763
213862
223862
233763
243763
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263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tuzla gets around 77 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 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23917
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53917
63918
73918
83918
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113920
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294026
304026
314026

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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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 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 7:08 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:084:02
28.97:094:01
38.87:114:01
48.87:124:01
58.87:134:01
68.87:144:01
78.87:154:00
88.77:154:00
98.77:164:00
108.77:174:00
118.77:184:00
128.77:194:00
138.77:204:01
148.77:204:01
158.77:214:01
168.77:224:01
178.67:234:01
188.67:234:02
198.67:244:02
208.67:244:02
218.67:254:03
228.67:254:03
238.67:264:04
248.67:264:04
258.67:274:05
268.67:274:05
278.67:274:06
288.77:274:07
298.77:284:07
308.77:284:08
318.77:284:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
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 Tuzla?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuzla.

What to pack for Tuzla in December

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

In December, Tuzla sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°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 Tuzla 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 Tuzla peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 18UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tuzla 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 Tuzla is worst in April — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tuzla's WHO annual average of 41.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateApr 1856 µg/m³Dec 1828 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuzla?

Tuzla sits at 44.5°N, 18.7°E, 225 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Lukavac, 11 km away.

GračanicaBrčkoGradačacLoznicaBijeljinaDobojTeslic

Topography around Tuzla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuzla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 753 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,576 m.

The land around Tuzla is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
753 m
80 km
1,576 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Lukavac 11 km · Gračanica 34 km · Brčko 39 km · Gradačac 42 km · Loznica 46 km · Bijeljina 50 km · Doboj 51 km · Teslic 64 km

Bosnia and Herzegovina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,382
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
86%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 591
Religion
Muslim 51%Orthodox 31%Roman Catholic 15%other 1%

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 Tuzla (44.5384°, 18.6671°, elevation 225 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).