Bytów weather in December

In December, Bytów sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°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 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bytów's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bytów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:13 AM – 3:20 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bytów is city of Poland.

Density
1,918/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Bytów reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Bytów

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.

Bytów 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 / -3°5211.367.70.0
Feb / -3°4310.35.79.40.0
Mar / -1°5010.84.211.50.4
Apr12° / 419.81.213.73.0
May17° / 6711.60.115.75.1
Jun19° / 10°7913016.85.7
Jul21° / 13°9813.8016.46.0
Aug21° / 13°8013.5014.66.0
Sep17° / 6210.7012.55.2
Oct12° / 5611.50.210.22.8
Nov / 45102.28.20.5
Dec / -2°5311.65.47.20.0

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bytów gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 5 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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Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 7:55 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 3:24 PM to 3:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.57:553:24
27.47:573:24
37.47:583:23
47.48:003:22
57.38:013:22
67.38:023:21
77.38:043:21
87.38:053:20
97.28:063:20
107.28:073:20
117.28:083:20
127.28:093:20
137.28:103:19
147.18:113:19
157.18:123:20
167.18:133:20
177.18:143:20
187.18:143:20
197.18:153:20
207.18:163:21
217.18:163:21
227.18:173:21
237.18:173:22
247.18:173:22
257.18:183:23
267.18:183:24
277.18:183:24
287.18:183:25
297.18:193:26
307.18:193:27
317.28:193:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.42 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bytów?

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 Bytów.

What to pack for Bytów in December

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

In December, Bytów sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Bytów in December

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Bytów 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 Bytów peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 18UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bytów?

Bytów sits at 54.2°N, 17.5°E, 122 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kościerzyna, 32 km away.

LęborkSłupskKartuzyChojniceUstkaWejherowoOsowa

Topography around Bytów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bytów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Bytów is covered by trees (32%), cropland (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
339 m
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December weather nearby: Kościerzyna 32 km · Lębork 44 km · Słupsk 44 km · Kartuzy 49 km · Chojnice 53 km · Ustka 61 km · Wejherowo 68 km · Osowa 70 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 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 Bytów (54.1706°, 17.4919°, elevation 122 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).