Sátoraljaújhely weather in December

In December, Sátoraljaújhely sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.6 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 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Sátoraljaújhely's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sátoraljaújhely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:26 AM – 3:33 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sátoraljaújhely is town in 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 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sátoraljaújhely reaches about 2°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 7°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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44-1
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64-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-2
133-2
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How December really feels in Sátoraljaújhely

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.

Sátoraljaújhely 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°378.95.38.60.0
Feb / -2°428.75.39.90.1
Mar10° / 429.61.811.62.3
Apr17° / 529.80.213.45.2
May22° / 11°7812.20156.3
Jun25° / 14°7912.6015.86.4
Jul27° / 16°9212.5015.56.2
Aug27° / 16°629.3014.16.8
Sep22° / 11°648.9012.46.7
Oct15° / 598.70.110.64.8
Nov / 519.5291.5
Dec / -2°489.64.78.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62476
72476
82377
92278
102278
112278
122278
132080
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192179
202278
212278
222377
232377
242377
252377
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292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sátoraljaújhely gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12910
22911
32811
42911
52911
62911
72911
82912
92912
102913
113013
123014
133014
143115
153116
163116
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313218

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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5100
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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 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 7:11 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 3:35 PM to 3:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:113:35
28.47:123:35
38.47:133:34
48.37:143:34
58.37:163:34
68.37:173:34
78.37:183:33
88.27:193:33
98.27:203:33
108.27:213:33
118.27:223:33
128.27:223:33
138.27:233:33
148.17:243:33
158.17:253:33
168.17:263:33
178.17:263:34
188.17:273:34
198.17:283:34
208.17:283:35
218.17:293:35
228.17:293:35
238.17:303:36
248.17:303:36
258.17:303:37
268.17:313:38
278.17:313:38
288.17:313:39
298.17:313:40
308.17:323:41
318.27:323:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.79 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 Sátoraljaújhely?

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
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sátoraljaújhely.

What to pack for Sátoraljaújhely in December

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

In December, Sátoraljaújhely sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sátoraljaújhely 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 Sátoraljaújhely peaks around July 11 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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sátoraljaújhely 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 Sátoraljaújhely is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1915 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sátoraljaújhely?

Sátoraljaújhely sits at 48.4°N, 21.7°E, 108 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Trebišov, 26 km away.

KisvárdaMichalovceKošiceNyíregyházaUzhhorodHajdúnánás

Topography around Sátoraljaújhely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sátoraljaújhely has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m.

The land around Sátoraljaújhely is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
402 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
1,155 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Trebišov 26 km · Kisvárda 37 km · Michalovce 44 km · Košice 46 km · Nyíregyháza 49 km · Uzhhorod 53 km · Vranov nad Topľou 55 km · Hajdúnánás 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 Sátoraljaújhely (48.3949°, 21.6587°, elevation 108 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).