Karviná weather in December

In December, Karviná sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Karviná's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karviná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
7:45 AM – 3:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Karviná is neighborhood of Karviná.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
19,014/km²
people per km²
Founded
1305

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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Karviná 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 -4°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
34-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-2
103-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
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192-3
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How December really feels in Karviná

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.

Karviná 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 / -4°5411.98.78.40.0
Feb / -3°5211.77.99.70.0
Mar / -0°6112.9511.51.0
Apr14° / 6111.21.913.53.8
May18° / 9914.60.115.15.3
Jun21° / 12°10614.10165.8
Jul23° / 14°12314.7015.76.2
Aug23° / 13°9112.2014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°8811.6012.45.6
Oct13° / 6511.10.410.53.5
Nov / 5811.13.58.81.0
Dec / -2°5511.67.180.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82575
92575
102476
112476
122476
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312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Karviná gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13416
23417
33417
43417
53517
63518
73519
83519
93520
103620
113621
123622
133622
143623
153723
163723
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183824
193825
203925
213926
223926
234027
244027
254127
264128
274228
284228
294228
304328
314328

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
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8100
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15100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light 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 7:30 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 3:42 PM to 3:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:303:42
28.27:313:41
38.17:323:41
48.17:333:40
58.17:343:40
68.17:363:40
78.07:373:39
88.07:383:39
98.07:393:39
108.07:403:39
118.07:413:39
128.07:423:39
137.97:433:39
147.97:433:39
157.97:443:39
167.97:453:39
177.97:463:39
187.97:463:40
197.97:473:40
207.97:483:40
217.97:483:41
227.97:493:41
237.97:493:42
247.97:493:42
257.97:503:43
267.97:503:43
277.97:503:44
287.97:513:45
297.97:513:45
307.97:513:46
317.97:513:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.76 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 Karviná?

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 Karviná.

What to pack for Karviná in December

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

In December, Karviná sees daytime highs around 2°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 Karviná 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 Karviná 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 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Karviná 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 Karviná is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Karviná's WHO annual average of 20.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1825 µg/m³Dec 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karviná?

Karviná sits at 49.9°N, 18.5°E, 221 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Orlová, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Karviná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karviná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m.

The land around Karviná is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
1,554 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Orlová 8.0 km · Havířov 11 km · Jastrzębie Zdrój 12 km · Cieszyn 13 km · Český Těšín 13 km · Bohumín 14 km · Starý Bohumín 16 km · Wodzisław Śląski 17 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 Karviná (49.854°, 18.5417°, elevation 221 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).