Hódmezővásárhely weather in December

In December, Hódmezővásárhely sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hódmezővásárhely's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hódmezővásárhely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:23 AM – 3:47 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Hódmezővásárhely is city in south-east 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 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Hódmezővásárhely 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 on par with January.

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How December really feels in Hódmezővásárhely

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.

Hódmezővásárhely weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°347.83.18.80.0
Feb / -2°388.12.8100.4
Mar12° / 408.51.511.63.1
Apr18° / 468.80.213.35.7
May23° / 12°6011014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°6611.1015.56.5
Jul28° / 17°599.3015.26.1
Aug28° / 17°487.70146.4
Sep23° / 12°587.6012.47.2
Oct17° / 487.8010.75.7
Nov10° / 457.50.99.22.4
Dec / -1°489.12.68.50.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32773
42773
52773
62971
72872
82872
92773
102872
112872
122872
132872
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152971
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293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hódmezővásárhely gets around 48 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1274
2284
3284
4285
5285
6295
7295
8296
9296
10297
11287
12288
13288
14289
15289
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172910
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223011
233011
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253011
262911
272911
282910
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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 (%)
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:083:48
28.67:103:48
38.67:113:48
48.67:123:47
58.67:133:47
68.57:143:47
78.57:153:47
88.57:163:47
98.57:173:47
108.57:183:46
118.57:193:46
128.57:193:47
138.47:203:47
148.47:213:47
158.47:223:47
168.47:233:47
178.47:233:47
188.47:243:48
198.47:243:48
208.47:253:48
218.47:263:49
228.47:263:49
238.47:263:50
248.47:273:50
258.47:273:51
268.47:283:51
278.47:283:52
288.47:283:53
298.47:283:53
308.47:293:54
318.47:293:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
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
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Hódmezővásárhely?

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 Hódmezővásárhely.

What to pack for Hódmezővásárhely in December

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

In December, Hódmezővásárhely 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.

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UV index in Hódmezővásárhely 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 Hódmezővásárhely peaks around July 12 at about 8 (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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hódmezővásárhely?

Hódmezővásárhely sits at 46.4°N, 20.3°E, 80 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Újszeged, 23 km away.

OrosházaCsongrádKiskunfélegyházaSzarvas

Topography around Hódmezővásárhely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hódmezővásárhely has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m.

The land around Hódmezővásárhely is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (26%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
105 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Újszeged 23 km · Szeged 23 km · Makó 25 km · Szentes 27 km · Orosháza 30 km · Csongrád 36 km · Kiskunfélegyháza 50 km · Szarvas 53 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 Hódmezővásárhely (46.4167°, 20.3333°, elevation 80 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).