Gyula weather in December

In December, Gyula sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°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 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gyula's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gyula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:20 AM – 3:42 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Gyula is city in Hungary.

Density
126/km²
people per km²
Founded
1313

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 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gyula reaches about 4°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 10°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)
161
261
361
460
550
650
750
850
950
1040
1140
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
183-1
193-1
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Gyula

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.

Gyula 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 / -3°388.13.38.80.0
Feb / -2°4193.5100.4
Mar12° / 438.61.211.63.1
Apr18° / 55100.213.35.6
May23° / 12°6211.1014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°7611.2015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°6810015.36.2
Aug28° / 17°557.60146.4
Sep23° / 12°588.2012.47.1
Oct17° / 508.2010.65.7
Nov10° / 498.50.89.22.4
Dec / -1°509.12.68.40.1

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
32674
42674
52674
62575
72575
82575
92575
102674
112674
122674
132674
142674
152674
162773
172773
182773
192872
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gyula gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2284
3284
4284
5295
6295
7296
8296
9297
10297
11298
12298
13299
14299
152910
163010
173010
183011
193011
203111
213111
223111
233011
243011
253011
263011
273011
282911
292911
302810
312810

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 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 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 7:06 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 3:44 PM to 3:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:063:44
28.67:073:43
38.67:083:43
48.67:093:43
58.57:103:42
68.57:113:42
78.57:123:42
88.57:133:42
98.57:143:42
108.47:153:42
118.47:163:42
128.47:173:42
138.47:173:42
148.47:183:42
158.47:193:42
168.47:203:42
178.47:203:43
188.47:213:43
198.47:223:43
208.47:223:44
218.47:233:44
228.47:233:44
238.47:243:45
248.47:243:45
258.47:243:46
268.47:253:47
278.47:253:47
288.47:253:48
298.47:263:49
308.47:263:49
318.47:263:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gyula?

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

0.1
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 Gyula.

What to pack for Gyula in December

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

In December, Gyula sees daytime highs around 4°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 Gyula 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 Gyula peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gyula?

Gyula sits at 46.6°N, 21.3°E, 86 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Békéscsaba, 14 km away.

SalontaGyomaendrődOrosházaAradSzarvasMezőtúr

Topography around Gyula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gyula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,022 m.

The land around Gyula is covered by cropland (27%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
1,022 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Békéscsaba 14 km · Békés 17 km · Salonta 33 km · Gyomaendrőd 47 km · Orosháza 48 km · Arad 52 km · Szarvas 61 km · Mezőtúr 63 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 Gyula (46.65°, 21.2833°, elevation 86 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).