Kołobrzeg weather in December

In December, Kołobrzeg sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°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 Kołobrzeg's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kołobrzeg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:20 AM – 3:27 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kołobrzeg is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,727/km²
people per km²
Founded
1000

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 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kołobrzeg reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kołobrzeg

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.

Kołobrzeg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 58134.37.70.0
Feb / 4710.94.79.40.0
Mar / 479.82.611.50.3
Apr / 3480.313.72.1
May14° / 489.8015.74.1
Jun17° / 13°6210.5016.85.5
Jul20° / 16°7712016.46.2
Aug21° / 16°7813014.66.0
Sep17° / 13°7912.3012.55.1
Oct12° / 7713.4010.23.0
Nov / 6213.21.18.20.9
Dec / 6413.63.97.20.0

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Kołobrzeg gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 24 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
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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 8:03 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 3:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:033:32
27.48:043:31
37.48:063:31
47.48:073:30
57.38:093:29
67.38:103:29
77.38:113:28
87.38:123:28
97.28:143:28
107.28:153:28
117.28:163:27
127.28:173:27
137.28:183:27
147.18:193:27
157.18:203:27
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177.18:213:27
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217.18:243:29
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277.18:263:32
287.18:263:33
297.18:263:34
307.18:263:35
317.28:263:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.45 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 Kołobrzeg?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kołobrzeg.

What to pack for Kołobrzeg in December

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

In December, Kołobrzeg sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kołobrzeg 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 15 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kołobrzeg 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 Kołobrzeg peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 17UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kołobrzeg?

Kołobrzeg sits at 54.2°N, 15.6°E, 6 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Białogard, 32 km away.

GryficeKoszalinŚwidwinNowogardGoleniówSzczecinekŚwinoujście

Topography around Kołobrzeg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kołobrzeg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around Kołobrzeg is covered by trees (27%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (46%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (30%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

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75 m
80 km
246 m
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December weather nearby: Białogard 32 km · Gryfice 38 km · Koszalin 38 km · Świdwin 46 km · Nowogard 64 km · Goleniów 84 km · Szczecinek 90 km · Świnoujście 92 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 Kołobrzeg (54.1756°, 15.5834°, elevation 6 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).