Poděbrady weather in December

In December, Poděbrady sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 3°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 Poděbrady's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poděbrady's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:00 AM – 3:51 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Poděbrady is town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.

Density
452/km²
people per km²
Founded
1223

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 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Poděbrady 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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Poděbrady

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.

Poděbrady 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 / -2°4110.34.58.30.0
Feb / -2°348.33.39.70.1
Mar / 4510.62.311.51.7
Apr14° / 3690.513.54.3
May19° / 6211.4015.25.9
Jun23° / 13°7211.3016.16.4
Jul25° / 15°7712.2015.76.6
Aug25° / 14°689.8014.36.9
Sep20° / 10°578.6012.46.3
Oct13° / 458.90.210.53.8
Nov / 439.41.48.81.0
Dec / -1°43104.17.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Poděbrady gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:45 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 3:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:453:54
28.17:463:53
38.17:473:53
48.17:483:53
58.07:493:52
68.07:513:52
78.07:523:52
88.07:533:51
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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 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Poděbrady?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poděbrady.

What to pack for Poděbrady in December

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Poděbrady 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 Poděbrady 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 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 21UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Poděbrady 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 Poděbrady is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2320 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Poděbrady?

Poděbrady sits at 50.1°N, 15.1°E, 195 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Kolín, 14 km away.

Brandýs nad Labem-Stará BoleslavMladá BoleslavJičínŘíčanyČerný MostHorní Měcholupy

Topography around Poděbrady

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poděbrady has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,455 m.

The land around Poděbrady is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

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December weather nearby: Kolín 14 km · Kutna Hora 24 km · Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 33 km · Mladá Boleslav 34 km · Jičín 37 km · Říčany 37 km · Černý Most 39 km · Horní Měcholupy 41 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 Poděbrady (50.1424°, 15.1188°, elevation 195 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).