Viborg weather in December

In December, Viborg sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 6.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 4°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 7 hours at the start of December to 6 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Viborg's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 36 min
9:01 AM – 3:36 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Viborg is city in central Jutland, Denmark.

Founded
~750 CE

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 5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Viborg reaches about 4°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 -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Viborg

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.

Viborg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5811.63.87.30.0
Feb / -1°459.93.89.10.0
Mar / 4610.82.411.40.6
Apr11° / 46100.613.92.7
May15° / 6111.1016.14.5
Jun18° / 10°7511017.35.6
Jul20° / 12°7211.6016.86.1
Aug20° / 13°7512.6014.95.9
Sep17° / 10°6211.1012.54.9
Oct12° / 70120.110.12.9
Nov / 5311.20.97.90.9
Dec / 5611.62.46.70.0

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Viborg gets around 56 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1376
2376
3376
4386
5386
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7386
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313912

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 hours at the start of December to 6 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:42 AM to 9:06 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 3:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.08:423:43
27.08:433:42
36.98:453:41
46.98:463:40
56.98:483:40
66.88:493:39
76.88:513:38
86.88:523:38
96.78:533:38
106.78:553:37
116.78:563:37
126.78:573:37
136.68:583:36
146.68:593:36
156.69:003:36
166.69:013:36
176.69:023:36
186.69:023:37
196.69:033:37
206.69:043:37
216.69:043:38
226.69:053:38
236.69:053:39
246.69:063:39
256.69:063:40
266.69:063:40
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286.69:063:42
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316.69:063:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.34 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 Viborg?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Viborg.

What to pack for Viborg in December

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

In December, Viborg sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Viborg in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Viborg in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Viborg peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viborg?

Viborg sits at 56.5°N, 9.4°E, 50 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Skive, 26 km away.

SkiveSilkeborgRandersHerningHolstebroTilstVibyAarhus

Topography around Viborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Viborg is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (30%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Skive 26 km · Silkeborg 33 km · Randers 39 km · Herning 44 km · Holstebro 49 km · Tilst 52 km · Viby 59 km · Aarhus 60 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Viborg (56.4532°, 9.402°, elevation 50 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).