Chojnice weather in December

In December, Chojnice sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chojnice's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chojnice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:10 AM – 3:22 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Chojnice is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
1,843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1050

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 Chojnice 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
130
230
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
102-1
112-1
122-1
132-1
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How December really feels in Chojnice

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.

Chojnice weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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°4210.25.27.80.0
Feb / -3°3494.49.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.2311.50.6
Apr12° / 389.50.713.73.3
May17° / 6512.4015.65.2
Jun20° / 11°7212.7016.75.8
Jul22° / 13°9013.3016.36.1
Aug22° / 13°7112.1014.66.3
Sep17° / 539.5012.55.4
Oct12° / 4410.10.210.32.9
Nov / 3791.98.30.5
Dec / -2°4410.24.77.30.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Chojnice gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22910
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53212
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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
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 7:52 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 3:27 PM to 3:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.67:523:27
27.57:543:26
37.57:553:25
47.57:573:25
57.47:583:24
67.47:593:24
77.48:003:23
87.48:023:23
97.38:033:23
107.38:043:23
117.38:053:22
127.38:063:22
137.38:073:22
147.28:083:22
157.28:093:22
167.28:103:22
177.28:103:22
187.28:113:23
197.28:123:23
207.28:123:23
217.28:133:24
227.28:133:24
237.28:143:25
247.28:143:25
257.28:153:26
267.28:153:26
277.28:153:27
287.28:153:28
297.28:153:29
307.28:153:30
317.38:153:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.44 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.44 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 Chojnice?

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 Chojnice.

What to pack for Chojnice in December

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

In December, Chojnice sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chojnice 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 Chojnice 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 21 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 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chojnice?

Chojnice sits at 53.7°N, 17.6°E, 152 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Złotów, 50 km away.

ZłotówBytówKościerzynaSzczecinekNakło nad NoteciąŚwiecieChełmnoBydgoszcz

Topography around Chojnice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chojnice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Chojnice is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Złotów 50 km · Bytów 53 km · Kościerzyna 55 km · Szczecinek 56 km · Nakło nad Notecią 62 km · Świecie 67 km · Chełmno 69 km · Bydgoszcz 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 Chojnice (53.6955°, 17.557°, elevation 152 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).