Telsiai weather in December

In December, Telsiai sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 6.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Telsiai's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Telsiai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
9:06 AM – 3:48 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Telsiai is city in Lithuania.

Density
920/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 2°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Telsiai reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-1
22-1
32-1
42-2
52-2
62-2
71-2
81-2
91-2
101-2
111-2
121-2
131-2
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How December really feels in Telsiai

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.

Telsiai weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°52117.77.40.0
Feb-0° / -5°439.77.29.20.0
Mar / -3°4310.35.111.40.1
Apr11° / 429.91.513.82.6
May16° / 5510.70.1165.1
Jun19° / 10°7412017.25.7
Jul22° / 13°8513.4016.76.1
Aug21° / 12°8013.2014.86.0
Sep16° / 6010.5012.54.9
Oct10° / 6312.10.610.12.1
Nov / 5011.33.180.1
Dec / -3°5311.576.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
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51585
61585
71585
81585
91486
101387
111486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Telsiai gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 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 8:47 AM to 9:11 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 3:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:473:54
27.18:493:54
37.08:503:53
47.08:523:52
57.08:533:51
66.98:553:51
76.98:563:50
86.98:573:50
96.88:593:49
106.89:003:49
116.89:013:49
126.89:023:49
136.89:033:48
146.79:043:48
156.79:053:48
166.79:063:48
176.79:073:49
186.79:073:49
196.79:083:49
206.79:093:49
216.79:093:50
226.79:103:50
236.79:103:51
246.79:113:51
256.79:113:52
266.79:113:53
276.79:113:53
286.79:123:54
296.79:123:55
306.79:123:56
316.89:113:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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40.4Dim
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60.3Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Telsiai?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Telsiai.

What to pack for Telsiai in December

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

In December, Telsiai sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Telsiai in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Telsiai peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Telsiai?

Telsiai sits at 56.0°N, 22.2°E, 135 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Plunge, 26 km away.

PlungeMazeikiaiGargždaiKretingaŠiauliaiPalangaKlaipėdaTaurage

Topography around Telsiai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Telsiai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Telsiai is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (21%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Plunge 26 km · Mazeikiai 38 km · Gargždai 61 km · Kretinga 63 km · Šiauliai 67 km · Palanga 74 km · Klaipėda 76 km · Taurage 81 km

Lithuania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,959
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 543
Religion
Roman Catholic 74%none 6%Russian Orthodox 4%other 1%

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 Telsiai (55.9814°, 22.2472°, elevation 135 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).