Poznan weather in December

In December, Poznan sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.1 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 10% 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 Poznan's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poznan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:05 AM – 3:32 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Poznan is capital of the Greater Poland Voivodeship in west-central Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,048/km²
people per km²
Founded
~901 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 Poznan 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 9°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)
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830
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-1
143-1
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213-2
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232-2
242-2
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282-2
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312-2

How December really feels in Poznan

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.

Poznan 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°4210.34.680.0
Feb / -2°348.94.29.50.0
Mar / 4610.42.711.51.1
Apr14° / 338.50.413.64.0
May19° / 5410.8015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°5811.4016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°8712.1016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6410.4014.56.7
Sep19° / 10°489.6012.45.9
Oct13° / 4190.210.33.5
Nov / 388.71.48.50.8
Dec / -1°4210.13.57.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52179
62080
72080
82080
91981
101882
111882
121882
131783
141783
151684
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211783
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242080
252080
262080
272179
282179
292278
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Poznan gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1298
2298
3308
4319
5329
6329
7339
83310
93310
103410
113410
123411
133411
143411
153411
163411
173411
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303214
313214

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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15100
16100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
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
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light 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 7:48 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 3:36 PM to 3:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.87:483:36
27.87:493:35
37.77:513:35
47.77:523:34
57.77:533:34
67.67:553:33
77.67:563:33
87.67:573:33
97.67:583:33
107.67:593:32
117.58:003:32
127.58:013:32
137.58:023:32
147.58:033:32
157.58:043:32
167.58:053:32
177.58:053:32
187.48:063:33
197.48:073:33
207.48:073:33
217.48:083:34
227.48:083:34
237.48:093:35
247.48:093:35
257.48:103:36
267.48:103:36
277.58:103:37
287.58:103:38
297.58:103:39
307.58:103:40
317.58:103:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Poznan?

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 Poznan.

What to pack for Poznan in December

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

In December, Poznan 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 Poznan 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 Poznan peaks around June 19 at about 6 (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 19UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Poznan 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 Poznan is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Poznan's WHO annual average of 18.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Poznan?

Poznan sits at 52.4°N, 16.9°E, 69 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Luboń, 7.0 km away.

KościanWrześnia

Topography around Poznan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poznan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Poznan is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
172 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Luboń 7.0 km · Swarzędz 11 km · Oborniki 28 km · Środa Wielkopolska 31 km · Szamotuły 33 km · Śrem 36 km · Kościan 40 km · Września 44 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 Poznan (52.4069°, 16.9299°, elevation 69 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).