Diósgyőr weather in December

In December, Diósgyőr sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°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 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Diósgyőr's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diósgyőr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:28 AM – 3:39 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Diósgyőr is historical town, now a part of Miskolc, Hungary.

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 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Diósgyőr reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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93-1
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How December really feels in Diósgyőr

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.

Diósgyőr 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 / -4°3073.78.60.0
Feb / -3°337.53.89.90.2
Mar11° / 367.61.611.62.7
Apr17° / 488.70.213.45.6
May22° / 11°6911.4014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°7211.5015.86.4
Jul28° / 16°8112015.46.0
Aug28° / 16°608.9014.16.5
Sep22° / 11°567.8012.47.0
Oct16° / 518.20.110.65.1
Nov / 448.81.591.7
Dec / -2°397.92.98.20.0

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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102575
112674
122674
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212872
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313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Diósgyőr gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1278
2268
3268
4268
5268
6268
7268
8268
9258
10258
11258
12258
13258
14249
15249
162410
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302611
312611

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
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 7:14 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 3:40 PM to 3:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:143:40
28.47:153:40
38.47:163:40
48.47:173:39
58.37:183:39
68.37:193:39
78.37:203:38
88.37:213:38
98.37:223:38
108.27:233:38
118.27:243:38
128.27:253:38
138.27:263:38
148.27:273:38
158.27:283:38
168.27:283:39
178.27:293:39
188.27:303:39
198.27:303:39
208.27:313:40
218.17:313:40
228.17:323:41
238.17:323:41
248.27:333:42
258.27:333:42
268.27:333:43
278.27:343:44
288.27:343:44
298.27:343:45
308.27:343:46
318.27:343:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.9 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 Diósgyőr?

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 Diósgyőr.

What to pack for Diósgyőr in December

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

In December, Diósgyőr sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Diósgyőr 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 Diósgyőr 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 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Diósgyőr?

Diósgyőr sits at 48.1°N, 20.7°E, 186 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Miskolc, 7.0 km away.

ÓzdEgerMezőkövesdTiszaújvárosRimavská SobotaHajdúnánás

Topography around Diósgyőr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diósgyőr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 458 m around an average of 294 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,374 m.

The land around Diósgyőr is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (37%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
458 m
16 km
860 m
80 km
1,374 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Miskolc 7.0 km · Kazincbarcika 17 km · Ózd 31 km · Eger 32 km · Mezőkövesd 32 km · Tiszaújváros 35 km · Rimavská Sobota 58 km · Hajdúnánás 62 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 Diósgyőr (48.1°, 20.6833°, elevation 186 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).