Tetovo weather in December

In December, Tetovo sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tetovo's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tetovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:04 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tetovo is town and seat of Tetovo Municipality, North Macedonia.

Density
241/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 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tetovo reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 9°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)
16-2
26-2
35-2
45-2
55-2
65-3
75-3
84-3
94-3
104-3
114-3
124-4
134-4
143-4
153-4
163-4
173-4
183-4
193-5
203-5
213-5
223-5
233-5
243-5
253-5
262-5
272-5
282-6
292-6
302-6
312-6

How December really feels in Tetovo

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.

Tetovo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°6510.299.30.0
Feb / -5°65108.610.30.1
Mar / -2°8112.58.211.71.5
Apr13° / 9915.83.113.13.3
May18° / 11216.50.514.35.1
Jun23° / 11°8913.60156.4
Jul25° / 13°7411.2014.77.0
Aug25° / 13°639.8013.77.2
Sep21° / 6910.5012.36.5
Oct15° / 729.6110.94.8
Nov / 7410.33.89.61.9
Dec / -4°8111.47.990.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104159
114060
124159
134159
144159
154159
164258
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234357
244357
254357
264357
274456
284456
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tetovo gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14121
24121
34122
44022
54022
63923
73923
83823
93824
103724
113725
123625
133626
143626
153526
163526
173527
183527
193527
203527
213527
223627
233628
243628
253628
263628
273628
283628
293628
303628
313528

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 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.26:514:01
29.16:524:01
39.16:534:00
49.16:544:00
59.16:554:00
69.16:564:00
79.16:574:00
89.06:584:00
99.06:584:00
109.06:594:00
119.07:004:00
129.07:014:00
139.07:024:00
149.07:024:00
159.07:034:01
169.07:044:01
178.97:044:01
188.97:054:02
198.97:054:02
208.97:064:02
218.97:074:03
228.97:074:03
238.97:074:04
248.97:084:04
258.97:084:05
268.97:094:05
278.97:094:06
289.07:094:07
299.07:104:07
309.07:104:08
319.07:104:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
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
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tetovo?

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 Tetovo.

What to pack for Tetovo in December

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

In December, Tetovo sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tetovo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tetovo peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tetovo?

Tetovo sits at 42.0°N, 21.0°E, 466 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Brvenica, 5.0 km away.

NegotinoGostivarDragash

Topography around Tetovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tetovo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m around an average of 584 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,349 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,543 m.

The land around Tetovo is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
803 m
16 km
2,349 m
80 km
2,543 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Brvenica 5.0 km · Kamenjane 8.0 km · Zelino 8.0 km · Tearce 10 km · Bogovinje 11 km · Negotino 16 km · Gostivar 24 km · Dragash 26 km

North Macedonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,490
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 595
Religion
Orthodox 46%Islam 32%Christian 13%Other 7%

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 Tetovo (42.0099°, 20.9714°, elevation 466 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).