Hradec Králové weather in December

In December, Hradec Králové sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hradec Králové's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hradec Králové's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
7:57 AM – 3:48 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Hradec Králové is statutory city in Hradec Králové District, Hradec Králové Region, Czechia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
857/km²
people per km²
Founded
1225

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 Hradec Králové 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 -2°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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630
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83-1
93-1
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113-1
123-1
133-1
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How December really feels in Hradec Králové

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.

Hradec Králové weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4911.15.58.30.0
Feb / -2°388.54.79.70.0
Mar / 4910.82.911.51.4
Apr14° / 3790.613.54.1
May19° / 5911.1015.25.9
Jun22° / 12°6611.4016.16.3
Jul24° / 14°7411.7015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°659.8014.36.9
Sep19° / 10°598.9012.46.1
Oct13° / 479.40.210.53.5
Nov / 469.52.38.80.8
Dec / -1°5010.34.67.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
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52080
62080
72080
82080
92278
102179
112179
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132179
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212377
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312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hradec Králové gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23213
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53413
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83514
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313717

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
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 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
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 3:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:423:51
28.17:433:50
38.17:453:50
48.17:463:49
58.07:473:49
68.07:483:49
78.07:493:48
88.07:503:48
97.97:513:48
107.97:523:48
117.97:533:48
127.97:543:48
137.97:553:48
147.97:563:48
157.97:573:48
167.87:573:48
177.87:583:48
187.87:593:49
197.87:593:49
207.88:003:49
217.88:013:50
227.88:013:50
237.88:023:51
247.88:023:51
257.88:023:52
267.88:033:52
277.88:033:53
287.88:033:54
297.98:033:55
307.98:033:55
317.98:033:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Hradec Králové?

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 Hradec Králové.

What to pack for Hradec Králové in December

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

In December, Hradec Králové sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hradec Králové 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 Hradec Králové peaks around June 20 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hradec Králové 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 Hradec Králové is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hradec Králové's WHO annual average of 14.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2218 µg/m³Dec 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hradec Králové?

Hradec Králové sits at 50.2°N, 15.8°E, 250 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Pardubice, 19 km away.

ChrudimNáchodTrutnovJičínÚstí nad OrlicíKolín

Topography around Hradec Králové

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hradec Králové has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m.

The land around Hradec Králové is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,431 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Pardubice 19 km · Dvůr Králové nad Labem 25 km · Chrudim 29 km · Náchod 33 km · Trutnov 40 km · Jičín 43 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 48 km · Kolín 49 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 Hradec Králové (50.2092°, 15.8328°, elevation 250 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).