Strzelce Opolskie weather in December

In December, Strzelce Opolskie sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Strzelce Opolskie's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strzelce Opolskie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
7:49 AM – 3:37 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Strzelce Opolskie is city of Poland.

Density
672/km²
people per km²
Founded
1300

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 Strzelce Opolskie reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°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)
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How December really feels in Strzelce Opolskie

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.

Strzelce Opolskie weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4310.75.88.30.0
Feb / -3°389.45.39.70.0
Mar / 5011.63.111.51.3
Apr14° / 459.91.113.54.2
May19° / 7112.5015.25.8
Jun22° / 13°7812.3016.16.3
Jul25° / 14°9613.1015.86.5
Aug24° / 14°6410.5014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°6510.2012.46.0
Oct14° / 519.90.410.43.8
Nov / 46102.48.71.1
Dec / -2°4510.44.77.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 (%)
12872
22773
32872
42773
52773
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Strzelce Opolskie gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12912
22912
32912
43012
53012
63012
73113
83113
93213
103214
113214
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313918

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 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 7:34 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 3:40 PM to 3:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:343:40
28.17:353:39
38.07:363:39
48.07:373:38
58.07:383:38
68.07:403:37
77.97:413:37
87.97:423:37
97.97:433:37
107.97:443:37
117.97:453:37
127.87:463:36
137.87:473:36
147.87:483:37
157.87:483:37
167.87:493:37
177.87:503:37
187.87:503:37
197.87:513:38
207.87:523:38
217.87:523:38
227.87:533:39
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247.87:543:40
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277.87:553:42
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297.87:553:43
307.87:553:44
317.87:553:45

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 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Strzelce Opolskie?

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 Strzelce Opolskie.

What to pack for Strzelce Opolskie in December

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

In December, Strzelce Opolskie sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°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 Strzelce Opolskie 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 Strzelce Opolskie peaks around June 20 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Strzelce Opolskie 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 Strzelce Opolskie is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1518 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Strzelce Opolskie?

Strzelce Opolskie sits at 50.5°N, 18.3°E, 236 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 19 km away.

ZabrzeTarnowskie Góry

Topography around Strzelce Opolskie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strzelce Opolskie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,110 m.

The land around Strzelce Opolskie is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
1,110 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kędzierzyn-Koźle 19 km · Krapkowice 24 km · Pyskowice 27 km · Opole 32 km · Lubliniec 32 km · Gliwice 36 km · Zabrze 40 km · Tarnowskie Góry 40 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 Strzelce Opolskie (50.5107°, 18.3006°, elevation 236 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).