Suva Reka weather in December

In December, Suva Reka sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Suva Reka's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suva Reka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:05 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Suva Reka is town in Kosovo.

Density
200/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 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Suva Reka reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 11°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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570
67-1
77-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-2
146-2
155-2
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285-3
295-3
305-3
314-3

How December really feels in Suva Reka

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.

Suva Reka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°609.16.29.30.0
Feb / -2°609.6610.30.8
Mar11° / 7510.64.511.62.7
Apr16° / 8412.61.713.14.5
May20° / 9112.60.214.46.1
Jun25° / 13°5610.30157.0
Jul28° / 15°477.6014.87.0
Aug28° / 15°446.9013.76.9
Sep23° / 11°557.7012.37.3
Oct17° / 618.10.610.85.9
Nov11° / 699.52.79.62.9
Dec / -2°7710.5690.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64555
74555
84456
94456
104555
114555
124456
134456
144456
154456
164555
174555
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204555
214555
224555
234555
244456
254555
264555
274555
284654
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Suva Reka gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13915
23915
33815
43816
53716
63716
73617
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303221
313221

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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22100
23100
24100
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28100
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30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 6:53 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.16:534:00
29.16:544:00
39.16:554:00
49.16:564:00
59.16:574:00
69.06:573:59
79.06:583:59
89.06:593:59
99.07:003:59
109.07:013:59
119.07:023:59
128.97:034:00
138.97:034:00
148.97:044:00
158.97:054:00
168.97:054:00
178.97:064:01
188.97:074:01
198.97:074:01
208.97:084:02
218.97:084:02
228.97:094:03
238.97:094:03
248.97:104:04
258.97:104:04
268.97:104:05
278.97:114:05
288.97:114:06
298.97:114:07
308.97:124:07
318.97:124:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
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191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Suva Reka?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
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 Suva Reka.

What to pack for Suva Reka in December

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

In December, Suva Reka sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Suva Reka 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 Suva Reka peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Suva Reka?

Suva Reka sits at 42.4°N, 20.8°E, 387 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Orahovac, 15 km away.

OrahovacPrizrenShtimeLlazicëFerizajGlogovacGjakovëTearce

Topography around Suva Reka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suva Reka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,537 m.

The land around Suva Reka is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
1,775 m
80 km
2,537 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Orahovac 15 km · Prizren 18 km · Shtime 19 km · Llazicë 22 km · Ferizaj 27 km · Glogovac 31 km · Gjakovë 32 km · Tearce 37 km

Kosovo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,899
2025
Homicide rate
1.9
per 100k, 2021
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%other 0%

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 Suva Reka (42.3586°, 20.825°, elevation 387 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).