Kielce weather in December

In December, Kielce sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 12% 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 Kielce's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kielce's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
7:42 AM – 3:26 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kielce is city and capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in south-central Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,766/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 Kielce 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 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-1
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
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201-3
211-3
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231-3
241-3
251-4
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271-4
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311-4

How December really feels in Kielce

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.

Kielce weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°3910.26.98.20.0
Feb / -4°369.25.99.70.0
Mar / -1°4410.53.711.50.9
Apr14° / 5010.31.313.53.8
May19° / 7413.1015.25.6
Jun22° / 12°7712.9016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.6015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°6510.4014.36.8
Sep19° / 6310.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 4990.510.43.5
Nov / 399.52.58.70.8
Dec / -3°389.35.17.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32080
42080
52080
61981
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
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312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kielce gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12613
22614
32714
42714
52814
62815
72915
82915
92916
103016
113016
123016
133016
143117
153117
163117
173117
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193117
203117
213117
223117
233118
243218
253218
263218
273319
283319
293319
303419
313419

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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3100
4100
5100
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21100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light 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 7:26 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 3:29 PM to 3:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:263:29
28.07:273:28
38.07:283:28
48.07:303:27
57.97:313:27
67.97:323:26
77.97:333:26
87.97:343:26
97.87:353:26
107.87:363:26
117.87:373:25
127.87:383:25
137.87:393:25
147.87:403:25
157.77:413:26
167.77:423:26
177.77:423:26
187.77:433:26
197.77:443:26
207.77:443:27
217.77:453:27
227.77:453:28
237.77:463:28
247.77:463:29
257.77:463:29
267.77:473:30
277.77:473:31
287.77:473:31
297.77:473:32
307.87:473:33
317.87:483:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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30.8Dim
40.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kielce?

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 Kielce.

What to pack for Kielce in December

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

In December, Kielce sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kielce 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 Kielce peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 23UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kielce 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 Kielce is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kielce's WHO annual average of 18.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1723 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kielce?

Kielce sits at 50.9°N, 20.6°E, 267 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Skarżysko-Kamienna, 32 km away.

KońskieBusko-ZdrójStaszówOstrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiOpoczno

Topography around Kielce

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kielce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m.

The land around Kielce is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
298 m
80 km
493 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Skarżysko-Kamienna 32 km · Jędrzejów 34 km · Starachowice 36 km · Końskie 39 km · Busko-Zdrój 45 km · Staszów 51 km · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 54 km · Opoczno 61 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 Kielce (50.8703°, 20.6275°, elevation 267 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).