Rzeszów weather in December

In December, Rzeszów sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rzeszów's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rzeszów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
7:32 AM – 3:24 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Rzeszów is city in Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,710/km²
people per km²
Founded
1354

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 Rzeszów reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 7°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
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
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172-3
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How December really feels in Rzeszów

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.

Rzeszów weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4811.78.48.30.0
Feb / -3°47117.89.70.0
Mar / 5111.34.311.51.0
Apr14° / 5911.31.213.54.0
May19° / 9214.5015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°8813.6016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°10515015.76.2
Aug24° / 14°7111.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7810.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 5910.20.410.53.7
Nov / 50103.18.80.9
Dec / -2°4610.76.17.90.0

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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
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52080
62080
71981
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111882
121783
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312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rzeszów gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13015
23015
33015
43115
53115
63216
73216
83317
93317
103417
113418
123418
133519
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283824
293924
303925
313925

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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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2816light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 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 7:17 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 3:27 PM to 3:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:173:27
28.17:183:26
38.17:193:26
48.17:203:26
58.17:213:25
68.07:233:25
78.07:243:25
88.07:253:24
98.07:263:24
108.07:273:24
117.97:283:24
127.97:293:24
137.97:303:24
147.97:303:24
157.97:313:24
167.97:323:24
177.97:333:25
187.97:333:25
197.97:343:25
207.87:353:25
217.87:353:26
227.87:363:26
237.87:363:27
247.87:363:27
257.97:373:28
267.97:373:29
277.97:373:29
287.97:383:30
297.97:383:31
307.97:383:32
317.97:383:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.71 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 Rzeszów?

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 Rzeszów.

What to pack for Rzeszów in December

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

In December, Rzeszów sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Rzeszów 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 Rzeszów peaks around June 21 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 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Rzeszów 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 Rzeszów is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rzeszów's WHO annual average of 18.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2123 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rzeszów?

Rzeszów sits at 50.0°N, 22.0°E, 209 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Łańcut, 17 km away.

DębicaKrosnoJarosławMielecJasło

Topography around Rzeszów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rzeszów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Rzeszów is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Łańcut 17 km · Ropczyce 28 km · Przeworsk 35 km · Dębica 42 km · Krosno 42 km · Jarosław 49 km · Mielec 49 km · Jasło 50 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 Rzeszów (50.0413°, 21.999°, elevation 209 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).