Szarvas weather in December

In December, Szarvas sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9 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 20% 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 Szarvas's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szarvas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:24 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Szarvas is town in Hungary.

Density
112/km²
people per km²

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 Szarvas 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
450
550
650
750
850
950
1040
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
173-1
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How December really feels in Szarvas

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.

Szarvas 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°347.93.18.80.0
Feb / -2°388.33100.4
Mar11° / 3881.411.63.1
Apr18° / 4890.113.35.7
May23° / 12°5710.7014.86.7
Jun26° / 15°7010.9015.66.6
Jul28° / 17°619.4015.36.1
Aug28° / 16°507.80146.4
Sep23° / 12°587.9012.47.1
Oct17° / 487.5010.65.7
Nov10° / 4680.99.22.3
Dec / -1°4792.68.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52773
62872
72872
82971
92971
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162872
173070
183070
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243169
253268
263268
273367
283367
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Szarvas gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1285
2285
3285
4285
5285
6286
7286
8286
9286
10287
11287
12277
13278
14288
15288
16289
17289
182910
192910
202910
213010
223010
233010
243010
253010
263010
273010
283010
292910
302910
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 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3110calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 3:46 PM to 3:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:093:46
28.67:103:45
38.67:123:45
48.57:133:45
58.57:143:44
68.57:153:44
78.57:163:44
88.57:173:44
98.47:183:44
108.47:193:44
118.47:203:44
128.47:203:44
138.47:213:44
148.47:223:44
158.47:233:44
168.37:243:44
178.37:243:45
188.37:253:45
198.37:253:45
208.37:263:46
218.37:273:46
228.37:273:47
238.37:273:47
248.37:283:48
258.37:283:48
268.37:293:49
278.37:293:49
288.37:293:50
298.47:293:51
308.47:303:51
318.47:303:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1 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
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Szarvas?

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 Szarvas.

What to pack for Szarvas in December

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

In December, Szarvas 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 Szarvas 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 Szarvas peaks around July 14 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szarvas?

Szarvas sits at 46.9°N, 20.6°E, 82 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Mezőtúr, 16 km away.

SzentesOrosházaCsongrádTörökszentmiklósSzolnokBékés

Topography around Szarvas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szarvas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m.

The land around Szarvas is covered by cropland (35%), trees (23%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Mezőtúr 16 km · Gyomaendrőd 23 km · Szentes 32 km · Orosháza 35 km · Csongrád 35 km · Törökszentmiklós 37 km · Szolnok 44 km · Békés 46 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 Szarvas (46.8667°, 20.55°, elevation 82 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).