Tapolca weather in December

In December, Tapolca sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.2 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 5°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 Tapolca's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tapolca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:36 AM – 3:57 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tapolca is town in Hungary.

Density
277/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 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tapolca reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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251
351
440
540
640
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1040
1140
123-1
133-1
143-1
153-1
163-1
173-1
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193-1
203-1
213-1
223-1
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Tapolca

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.

Tapolca 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 / -2°377.43.78.80.0
Feb / -1°407.83.6100.2
Mar10° / 458.91.711.62.3
Apr16° / 489.30.313.34.9
May20° / 12°7112.1014.86.1
Jun24° / 15°7711.4015.66.7
Jul26° / 17°7310.8015.36.7
Aug26° / 17°679.10147.0
Sep21° / 12°708.8012.46.6
Oct15° / 588.40.210.64.7
Nov / 588.81.59.21.6
Dec / -1°519.23.28.40.0

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32674
42674
52773
62773
72773
82872
92872
102872
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
213070
223169
233169
243169
253268
263169
273169
283169
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tapolca gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1298
2298
3309
4309
5319
6319
7319
83210
93210
103210
113210
123210
133211
143211
153111
163111
173111
183111
193012
203012
213012
222912
232911
242811
252811
262811
272811
282811
292811
302711
312711

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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3012calm
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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 7:22 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 3:58 PM to 4:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:223:58
28.67:233:58
38.67:243:57
48.57:253:57
58.57:263:57
68.57:273:57
78.57:283:56
88.57:293:56
98.47:303:56
108.47:313:56
118.47:323:56
128.47:333:56
138.47:343:56
148.47:353:56
158.47:353:57
168.37:363:57
178.37:373:57
188.37:373:57
198.37:383:58
208.37:393:58
218.37:393:58
228.37:403:59
238.37:403:59
248.37:404:00
258.37:414:00
268.37:414:01
278.37:414:02
288.37:424:02
298.47:424:03
308.47:424:04
318.47:424:05

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 5.95 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
31.0Dim
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
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tapolca?

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 Tapolca.

What to pack for Tapolca in December

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

In December, Tapolca sees daytime highs around 3°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 Tapolca 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 Tapolca 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 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 highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tapolca?

Tapolca sits at 46.9°N, 17.4°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Keszthely, 20 km away.

VeszprémZalaegerszegSiófokPápaSárvárNagykanizsa

Topography around Tapolca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tapolca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Tapolca is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Keszthely 20 km · Ajka 26 km · Veszprém 43 km · Zalaegerszeg 46 km · Siófok 47 km · Pápa 50 km · Sárvár 56 km · Nagykanizsa 59 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 Tapolca (46.8815°, 17.4412°, elevation 124 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).