Szekszárd weather in December

In December, Szekszárd sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Szekszárd's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szekszárd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:29 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Szekszárd is city in Hungary and capital of Tolna county.

Founded
1015

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 Szekszárd 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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104-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
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263-2
273-2
283-2
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303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Szekszárd

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.

Szekszárd weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°38838.80.0
Feb / -2°438.13.1100.5
Mar11° / 458.71.411.63.0
Apr17° / 459.10.213.35.5
May22° / 11°6610.8014.76.5
Jun26° / 15°6910.2015.56.8
Jul28° / 16°618.6015.26.8
Aug27° / 16°578.20146.8
Sep22° / 12°648.3012.47.0
Oct17° / 567.8010.75.5
Nov10° / 518.41.49.22.2
Dec / -1°518.92.88.50.0

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
43070
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143169
153268
163268
173169
183169
193169
203169
213367
223367
233268
243367
253367
263466
273466
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Szekszárd gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1297
2297
3297
4297
5297
6298
7298
8298
9299
10299
11299
12299
13299
142910
152910
162910
172910
182910
192910
202910
212910
222910
232810
242810
25289
26289
27289
28289
29289
30289
31279

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
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10100
11100
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15100
16100
17100
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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 11 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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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 7:15 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:153:55
28.67:163:55
38.67:173:54
48.67:183:54
58.67:193:54
68.67:203:54
78.57:213:53
88.57:223:53
98.57:233:53
108.57:243:53
118.57:253:53
128.57:263:53
138.47:263:53
148.47:273:54
158.47:283:54
168.47:293:54
178.47:293:54
188.47:303:54
198.47:313:55
208.47:313:55
218.47:323:56
228.47:323:56
238.47:333:56
248.47:333:57
258.47:333:58
268.47:343:58
278.47:343:59
288.47:344:00
298.47:354:00
308.47:354:01
318.47:354:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Szekszárd?

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 Szekszárd.

What to pack for Szekszárd in December

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

In December, Szekszárd 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 Szekszárd 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 Szekszárd peaks around July 17 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 highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szekszárd?

Szekszárd sits at 46.3°N, 18.7°E, 87 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Baja, 26 km away.

PaksKomlóMohácsDombóvárPecsKiskőrös

Topography around Szekszárd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szekszárd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m.

The land around Szekszárd is covered by cropland (38%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
615 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Baja 26 km · Kalocsa 28 km · Paks 32 km · Komló 38 km · Mohács 40 km · Dombóvár 44 km · Pecs 48 km · Kiskőrös 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 Szekszárd (46.3472°, 18.7119°, elevation 87 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).