Kozáni weather in December

In December, Kozáni sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kozáni's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kozáni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:55 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Kozáni is town in Macedonia, Greece.

Density
100/km²
people per km²

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 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kozáni reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°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)
1102
292
392
492
591
691
781
881
981
1081
1180
1280
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
187-1
197-1
207-1
217-1
227-1
237-1
246-1
256-1
266-1
276-1
286-1
296-1
306-1
316-1

How December really feels in Kozáni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kozáni weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°538.44.99.50.7
Feb / -0°538.34.110.41.6
Mar12° / 589.92.711.73.5
Apr17° / 59100.5135.4
May22° / 10°529014.27.0
Jun27° / 15°326.4014.87.1
Jul30° / 17°264.8014.66.1
Aug30° / 17°244.3013.66.3
Sep25° / 13°416.1012.37.7
Oct19° / 536.50.210.96.7
Nov13° / 627.519.83.7
Dec / -0°6993.89.21.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74357
84456
94357
104357
114357
124456
134555
144555
154555
164555
174654
184654
194753
204753
214753
224753
234951
244951
254951
265050
275050
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kozáni gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1306
2307
3307
4307
5298
6298
7299
8299
92910
102911
112811
122812
132812
142813
152814
162814
172814
182815
192815
202815
212815
222815
232815
242815
252816
262816
272816
282816
292816
302816
312716

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 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:425:03
29.37:435:03
39.37:445:02
49.37:455:02
59.37:465:02
69.27:475:02
79.27:485:02
89.27:495:02
99.27:505:02
109.27:505:02
119.27:515:02
129.27:525:02
139.27:535:03
149.27:535:03
159.17:545:03
169.17:555:03
179.17:555:04
189.17:565:04
199.17:575:04
209.17:575:05
219.17:585:05
229.17:585:06
239.17:595:06
249.17:595:07
259.17:595:07
269.18:005:08
279.18:005:08
289.18:005:09
299.18:015:10
309.28:015:10
319.28:015:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kozáni?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kozáni.

What to pack for Kozáni in December

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

In December, Kozáni sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kozáni in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kozáni peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kozáni 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 Kozáni is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1419 µg/m³Dec 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kozáni?

Kozáni sits at 40.3°N, 21.8°E, 675 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Ptolemaḯda, 26 km away.

VéroiaNáousaÉdessaKateríniFlórinaKalambakaGiannitsá

Topography around Kozáni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kozáni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,359 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,848 m.

The land around Kozáni is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (22%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
332 m
16 km
1,359 m
80 km
2,848 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Ptolemaḯda 26 km · Véroia 43 km · Náousa 44 km · Édessa 60 km · Kateríni 61 km · Flórina 63 km · Kalambaka 68 km · Giannitsá 76 km

Greece travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,948
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 592
Religion
other 3%Muslim 2%

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 Kozáni (40.2993°, 21.7898°, elevation 675 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).