Gniezno weather in December

In December, Gniezno sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gniezno's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gniezno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
8:03 AM – 3:29 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gniezno is city in central-western Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 27.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,434/km²
people per km²
Founded
~950 CE

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 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gniezno reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°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 8°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 Gniezno

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.

Gniezno weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4110.14.780.0
Feb / -2°348.54.29.50.0
Mar / 4510.72.711.51.0
Apr13° / 3380.413.64.0
May18° / 5410.7015.55.8
Jun22° / 12°6111016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°8611.9016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6110.2014.56.8
Sep19° / 10°499.4012.45.9
Oct13° / 4190.210.33.5
Nov / 3891.58.50.8
Dec / -1°419.73.27.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32278
42278
52179
62179
72080
81981
91981
101981
111882
121783
131783
141783
151882
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302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gniezno gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1288
2298
3299
4309
5319
6319
7319
8329
9329
103210
113210
123210
133210
143210
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283113
293213
303213
313213

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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 7:46 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 3:33 PM to 3:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.87:463:33
27.77:483:32
37.77:493:32
47.77:503:31
57.77:513:31
67.67:533:30
77.67:543:30
87.67:553:29
97.67:563:29
107.57:573:29
117.57:583:29
127.57:593:29
137.58:003:29
147.58:013:29
157.48:023:29
167.48:033:29
177.48:033:29
187.48:043:29
197.48:053:30
207.48:053:30
217.48:063:30
227.48:063:31
237.48:073:31
247.48:073:32
257.48:083:32
267.48:083:33
277.48:083:34
287.48:083:35
297.48:083:35
307.58:093:36
317.58:093:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gniezno?

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 Gniezno.

What to pack for Gniezno in December

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

In December, Gniezno sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°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 Gniezno 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 Gniezno peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gniezno?

Gniezno sits at 52.5°N, 17.6°E, 120 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Września, 23 km away.

WągrowiecŚroda WielkopolskaPoznanLubońObornikiInowrocław

Topography around Gniezno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gniezno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Gniezno is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Września 23 km · Swarzędz 36 km · Wągrowiec 40 km · Środa Wielkopolska 40 km · Poznan 46 km · Luboń 51 km · Oborniki 53 km · Inowrocław 55 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 Gniezno (52.5348°, 17.5826°, elevation 120 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).