Debrecen weather in December

In December, Debrecen sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Debrecen's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debrecen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:22 AM – 3:37 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Debrecen is city in Hungary.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1235

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 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Debrecen reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°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 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Debrecen

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.

Debrecen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°348.23.78.70.0
Feb / -2°398.33.69.90.3
Mar11° / 398.51.511.62.9
Apr18° / 519.50.213.35.6
May23° / 12°6611014.96.6
Jun26° / 15°7311.7015.76.4
Jul28° / 17°7711015.45.9
Aug28° / 17°598.2014.16.3
Sep23° / 12°568.2012.47.0
Oct17° / 527.9010.65.5
Nov10° / 478.41.19.12.1
Dec / -1°468.72.68.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
52674
62674
72575
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152476
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222971
233070
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283367
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303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Debrecen gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1265
2275
3274
4274
5274
6275
7275
8275
9275
10276
11276
12277
13278
14288
15289
162810
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222912
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243012
253012
263012
273012
282912
292911
302911
312811

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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 3:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:083:39
28.57:093:38
38.57:103:38
48.47:113:38
58.47:123:38
68.47:133:37
78.47:143:37
88.47:153:37
98.37:163:37
108.37:173:37
118.37:183:37
128.37:193:37
138.37:203:37
148.37:213:37
158.37:213:37
168.37:223:37
178.27:233:38
188.27:233:38
198.27:243:38
208.27:253:39
218.27:253:39
228.27:263:39
238.27:263:40
248.27:263:40
258.27:273:41
268.27:273:42
278.27:273:42
288.37:283:43
298.37:283:44
308.37:283:44
318.37:283:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
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31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Debrecen?

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
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Debrecen.

What to pack for Debrecen in December

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

In December, Debrecen sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°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 Debrecen 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 Debrecen peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Debrecen?

Debrecen sits at 47.5°N, 21.6°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Hajdúböszörmény, 17 km away.

HortobágyHajdúnánásPüspökladányNyíregyházaKarcag

Topography around Debrecen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debrecen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Debrecen is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Hajdúböszörmény 17 km · Hajdúszoboszló 19 km · Balmazújváros 23 km · Hortobágy 36 km · Hajdúnánás 38 km · Püspökladány 45 km · Nyíregyháza 48 km · Karcag 57 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Debrecen (47.5317°, 21.6244°, elevation 124 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).