Cheb weather in December

In December, Cheb sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cheb's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:11 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Cheb is town in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
340/km²
people per km²
Founded
1179

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cheb reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°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 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-1
22-1
32-1
42-1
52-1
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-2
152-2
162-2
172-2
181-2
191-2
201-2
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-3
271-3
281-3
291-3
301-3
311-3

How December really feels in Cheb

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.

Cheb weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6212.78.68.30.0
Feb / -3°489.96.89.70.0
Mar / -0°5912.34.811.50.8
Apr12° / 4910.61.413.53.1
May17° / 6813.1015.24.9
Jun20° / 10°7713.2016.15.7
Jul22° / 12°8413.3015.76.1
Aug22° / 12°7312.2014.36.3
Sep17° / 6010.1012.45.2
Oct11° / 5810.70.510.52.7
Nov / 5710.43.68.80.4
Dec / -2°6612.88.37.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41585
51684
61585
71585
81684
91585
101585
111585
121585
131486
141585
151585
161585
171684
181585
191585
201585
211684
221783
231783
241882
251882
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271882
281882
291981
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Cheb gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13519
23620
33720
43821
53822
63922
73923
84024
94024
104125
114126
124226
134227
144228
154328
164328
174329
184429
194329
204329
214329
224329
234329
244329
254328
264328
274327
284327
294327
304326
314326

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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 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 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:554:05
28.17:574:05
38.17:584:04
48.17:594:04
58.18:004:04
68.08:014:03
78.08:024:03
88.08:034:03
98.08:054:03
107.98:064:02
117.98:064:02
127.98:074:02
137.98:084:02
147.98:094:02
157.98:104:02
167.98:114:03
177.98:114:03
187.98:124:03
197.88:134:03
207.88:134:04
217.88:144:04
227.88:144:05
237.88:154:05
247.88:154:06
257.88:164:06
267.98:164:07
277.98:164:08
287.98:164:08
297.98:164:09
307.98:174:10
317.98:174:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
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260.7Dim
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300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cheb?

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 Cheb.

What to pack for Cheb in December

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

In December, Cheb sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Cheb 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 Cheb peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cheb?

Cheb sits at 50.1°N, 12.4°E, 459 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Selb, 20 km away.

Karlovy VaryHofWeidenOstrov

Topography around Cheb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 470 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,053 m.

The land around Cheb is covered by cropland (31%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
538 m
80 km
1,053 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Selb 20 km · Sokolov 22 km · Marktredwitz 22 km · Mariánské Lázně 27 km · Karlovy Vary 39 km · Hof 42 km · Weiden 47 km · Ostrov 47 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

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 Cheb (50.0796°, 12.3739°, elevation 459 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).