Skawina weather in December

In December, Skawina sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.6 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 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Skawina's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skawina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
7:40 AM – 3:33 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Skawina is city of Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 35.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,154/km²
people per km²
Founded
1364

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 Skawina 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)
14-1
24-2
34-2
44-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
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103-2
113-2
123-2
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How December really feels in Skawina

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.

Skawina 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°4711.688.40.0
Feb / -4°4610.87.59.70.0
Mar / -1°5511.94.611.51.2
Apr14° / 60111.813.53.9
May19° / 9514.6015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°9313.5016.16.0
Jul24° / 13°10514015.76.3
Aug24° / 13°8011.5014.36.7
Sep19° / 7610.9012.45.8
Oct13° / 6110.80.410.53.7
Nov / 50102.98.81.0
Dec / -3°4510.66.57.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112674
122674
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Skawina gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13016
23016
33116
43117
53117
63217
73218
83318
93319
103319
113420
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133420
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213623
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283825
293925
303926
313926

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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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 7:25 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 3:36 PM to 3:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:253:36
28.27:263:35
38.17:273:35
48.17:293:35
58.17:303:34
68.07:313:34
78.07:323:34
88.07:333:33
98.07:343:33
108.07:353:33
117.97:363:33
127.97:373:33
137.97:383:33
147.97:393:33
157.97:403:33
167.97:403:33
177.97:413:34
187.97:423:34
197.97:423:34
207.97:433:34
217.97:433:35
227.97:443:35
237.97:443:36
247.97:453:36
257.97:453:37
267.97:453:38
277.97:463:38
287.97:463:39
297.97:463:40
307.97:463:41
317.97:463:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Skawina?

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 Skawina.

What to pack for Skawina in December

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

In December, Skawina sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°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 Skawina 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 Skawina peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Skawina 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 Skawina is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Skawina?

Skawina sits at 50.0°N, 19.8°E, 218 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krakow, 12 km away.

Topography around Skawina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skawina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,645 m.

The land around Skawina is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
1,645 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Krakow 12 km · Grzegórzki 14 km · Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 16 km · Wieliczka 17 km · Myślenice 18 km · Bieńczyce 19 km · Wadowice 26 km · Trzebinia 33 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 Skawina (49.9752°, 19.8287°, elevation 218 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).