Jelenia Góra weather in December

In December, Jelenia Góra sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jelenia Góra's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jelenia Góra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:01 AM – 3:45 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Jelenia Góra is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
708/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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jelenia Góra reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-3
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How December really feels in Jelenia Góra

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.

Jelenia Góra weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6213.18.48.20.0
Feb / -4°5011.67.99.70.0
Mar / -1°6413.56.411.50.6
Apr12° / 5110.61.913.53.2
May17° / 8513.70.115.34.9
Jun20° / 11°9513.8016.25.6
Jul22° / 13°12014.5015.86.0
Aug22° / 12°9312014.36.4
Sep17° / 7411.3012.45.2
Oct12° / 5911.10.510.43.0
Nov / 5411.13.78.70.6
Dec / -3°5612.27.37.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22971
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62971
72971
82971
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112872
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Jelenia Góra gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13719
23719
33820
43920
53921
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84023
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104123
114124
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154225
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314125

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:463:48
28.07:473:48
38.07:483:47
48.07:493:47
57.97:513:46
67.97:523:46
77.97:533:46
87.97:543:45
97.87:553:45
107.87:563:45
117.87:573:45
127.87:583:45
137.87:593:45
147.88:003:45
157.78:013:45
167.78:013:45
177.78:023:45
187.78:033:46
197.78:033:46
207.78:043:46
217.78:053:47
227.78:053:47
237.78:053:48
247.78:063:48
257.78:063:49
267.78:073:49
277.78:073:50
287.78:073:51
297.78:073:52
307.88:073:52
317.88:073:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Jelenia Góra?

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 Jelenia Góra.

What to pack for Jelenia Góra in December

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

In December, Jelenia Góra sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Jelenia Góra 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 Jelenia Góra peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Jelenia Góra in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jelenia Góra is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Jelenia Góra's WHO annual average of 20.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1724 µg/m³Dec 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jelenia Góra?

Jelenia Góra sits at 50.9°N, 15.7°E, 331 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kamienna Góra, 25 km away.

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Topography around Jelenia Góra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jelenia Góra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,238 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Jelenia Góra is covered by trees (51%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
1,238 m
80 km
1,572 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Kamienna Góra 25 km · Złotoryja 29 km · Jawor 37 km · Boguszów-Gorce 37 km · Lubań 39 km · Trutnov 40 km · Wałbrzych 42 km · Świebodzice 42 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 Jelenia Góra (50.8997°, 15.729°, elevation 331 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).