Kadaň weather in December

In December, Kadaň sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Kadaň's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kadaň's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:09 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kadaň is town in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
286/km²
people per km²
Founded
1183

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 1°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kadaň reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
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How December really feels in Kadaň

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.

Kadaň 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 / -4°5211.88.78.30.0
Feb / -4°419.46.99.70.0
Mar / -1°5512.16.311.50.5
Apr12° / 4811.21.913.52.8
May16° / 7313.20.115.24.6
Jun19° / 10°8614.1016.15.5
Jul22° / 12°9514.5015.85.9
Aug21° / 12°8413.3014.36.0
Sep17° / 6210.7012.45.0
Oct11° / 5410.70.710.52.5
Nov / 50103.98.80.3
Dec / -3°5311.47.97.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kadaň gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13218
23219
33320
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53421
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83623
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103724
113825
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213828
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273727
283726
293726
303726
313725

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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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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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 7:53 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:534:00
28.17:544:00
38.17:563:59
48.07:573:59
58.07:583:59
68.07:593:58
78.08:003:58
87.98:013:58
97.98:023:57
107.98:033:57
117.98:043:57
127.98:053:57
137.98:063:57
147.88:073:57
157.88:083:57
167.88:093:58
177.88:093:58
187.88:103:58
197.88:113:58
207.88:113:59
217.88:123:59
227.88:124:00
237.88:134:00
247.88:134:01
257.88:134:01
267.88:144:02
277.88:144:02
287.88:144:03
297.88:144:04
307.88:144:05
317.98:154:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.72 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.72 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 Kadaň?

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 Kadaň.

What to pack for Kadaň in December

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

In December, Kadaň sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kadaň 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 Kadaň peaks around June 21 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 highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kadaň 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 Kadaň is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kadaň's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kadaň?

Kadaň sits at 50.4°N, 13.3°E, 302 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Chomutov, 14 km away.

Annaberg-BuchholzMostMarienbergKarlovy Vary

Topography around Kadaň

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kadaň has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Kadaň is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
302 m
16 km
816 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Chomutov 14 km · Jirkov 18 km · Žatec 21 km · Ostrov 25 km · Annaberg-Buchholz 29 km · Most 29 km · Marienberg 31 km · Karlovy Vary 33 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 Kadaň (50.3833°, 13.2667°, elevation 302 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).