Siemiatycze weather in December

In December, Siemiatycze sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Siemiatycze's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siemiatycze's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
7:41 AM – 3:08 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Siemiatycze is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
425/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Siemiatycze reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 7°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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
111-2
121-3
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310-4

How December really feels in Siemiatycze

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.

Siemiatycze weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°39106.880.0
Feb / -4°369.36.69.50.0
Mar / -1°4110.14.211.50.6
Apr13° / 469.81.213.63.6
May19° / 6611.90.115.55.7
Jun22° / 11°7411.8016.56.2
Jul24° / 14°7912.4016.16.5
Aug23° / 13°6510.1014.56.8
Sep18° / 589.1012.45.7
Oct12° / 469.30.410.33.0
Nov / 399.22.88.50.4
Dec / -3°4210.15.57.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131288
141288
151288
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211486
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311684

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Siemiatycze 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 33% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)
12816
22816
32916
42916
53016
63016
73116
83217
93217
103317
113318
123318
133419
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283520
293520
303520
313520

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
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 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light 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 7:24 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 3:12 PM to 3:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.87:243:12
27.87:263:12
37.77:273:11
47.77:283:10
57.77:303:10
67.67:313:10
77.67:323:09
87.67:333:09
97.67:343:09
107.57:363:08
117.57:373:08
127.57:383:08
137.57:383:08
147.57:393:08
157.57:403:08
167.57:413:08
177.47:423:09
187.47:423:09
197.47:433:09
207.47:443:09
217.47:443:10
227.47:453:10
237.47:453:11
247.47:463:11
257.47:463:12
267.47:463:13
277.47:463:13
287.57:473:14
297.57:473:15
307.57:473:16
317.57:473:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.5Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Siemiatycze?

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 Siemiatycze.

What to pack for Siemiatycze in December

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

In December, Siemiatycze sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°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 Siemiatycze 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 Siemiatycze peaks around June 22 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Siemiatycze?

Siemiatycze sits at 52.4°N, 22.9°E, 147 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Sokołów Podlaski, 41 km away.

Sokołów PodlaskiBielsk PodlaskiBiała PodlaskaSiedlceMiędzyrzec PodlaskiHajnówkaŁapyŁuków

Topography around Siemiatycze

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siemiatycze has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Siemiatycze is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), trees (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
142 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sokołów Podlaski 41 km · Bielsk Podlaski 43 km · Biała Podlaska 47 km · Siedlce 48 km · Międzyrzec Podlaski 49 km · Hajnówka 60 km · Łapy 63 km · Łuków 64 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 Siemiatycze (52.4272°, 22.8623°, elevation 147 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).