Liberec weather in December

In December, Liberec sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Liberec's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liberec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:03 AM – 3:49 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Liberec is statutory city in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
970/km²
people per km²
Founded
1352

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 2°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Liberec 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)
13-1
23-1
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-3
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
311-4

How December really feels in Liberec

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.

Liberec 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°7714.19.98.20.0
Feb / -4°6111.68.19.70.0
Mar / -1°7213.7611.50.6
Apr12° / 5311.61.713.53.1
May17° / 8014.20.115.24.9
Jun20° / 11°9113.8016.25.6
Jul22° / 13°11315015.85.9
Aug22° / 12°9612.4014.36.3
Sep17° / 7811.5012.45.1
Oct11° / 6811.50.510.42.7
Nov / 6611.84.48.70.4
Dec / -3°7213.78.67.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32278
42278
52278
62179
72179
82278
92179
102179
112080
122080
132080
142080
152080
162080
172080
181981
191981
202080
212080
222179
232179
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Liberec gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13921
24022
34122
44223
54323
64424
74424
84525
94525
104526
114527
124527
134528
144629
154629
164630
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314731

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, the windiest month of the year.

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light 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
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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 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 7:48 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 3:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:483:51
28.07:493:51
38.07:503:50
48.07:513:50
57.97:533:50
67.97:543:49
77.97:553:49
87.97:563:49
97.97:573:48
107.87:583:48
117.87:593:48
127.88:003:48
137.88:013:48
147.88:023:48
157.88:033:48
167.88:033:49
177.78:043:49
187.78:053:49
197.78:053:49
207.78:063:50
217.78:073:50
227.78:073:50
237.78:073:51
247.78:083:51
257.78:083:52
267.78:093:53
277.78:093:53
287.88:093:54
297.88:093:55
307.88:093:56
317.88:093:57

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 5.32 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
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Liberec?

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 Liberec.

What to pack for Liberec in December

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

In December, Liberec sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Liberec 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 Liberec 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Liberec?

Liberec sits at 50.8°N, 15.1°E, 359 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Jablonec nad Nisou, 9.0 km away.

Česká LípaMladá BoleslavJičínLubańZgorzelec

Topography around Liberec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liberec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 859 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m.

The land around Liberec is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
859 m
80 km
1,573 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Jablonec nad Nisou 9.0 km · Bogatynia 17 km · Zittau 23 km · Česká Lípa 38 km · Mladá Boleslav 41 km · Jičín 42 km · Lubań 42 km · Zgorzelec 43 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 Liberec (50.7671°, 15.0562°, elevation 359 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).