Tczew weather in December

In December, Tczew sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tczew's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tczew's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:07 AM – 3:15 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 20 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Tczew 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 8°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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93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-1
143-1
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282-2
292-3
302-3
312-3

How December really feels in Tczew

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.

Tczew weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°359.64.87.70.0
Feb / -3°298.34.59.40.0
Mar / -1°369.72.811.50.7
Apr12° / 399.30.613.73.4
May17° / 6111.2015.75.5
Jun20° / 11°7012.2016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8412.6016.46.4
Aug23° / 13°6711.2014.66.6
Sep18° / 10°508.7012.55.8
Oct12° / 449.50.110.23.3
Nov / 379.21.68.30.6
Dec / -1°409.84.27.20.0

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41882
51882
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
111882
121882
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222179
232179
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262278
272278
282278
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tczew gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1289
2299
32910
42910
53010
63011
73111
83111
93211
103212
113212
123212
133313
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303215
313215

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
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17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
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1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 7:50 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 3:20 PM to 3:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.57:503:20
27.57:513:19
37.47:533:18
47.47:543:18
57.47:553:17
67.37:573:17
77.37:583:16
87.37:593:16
97.38:003:15
107.28:013:15
117.28:033:15
127.28:043:15
137.28:053:15
147.28:053:15
157.18:063:15
167.18:073:15
177.18:083:15
187.18:093:15
197.18:093:16
207.18:103:16
217.18:103:16
227.18:113:17
237.18:113:17
247.18:123:18
257.18:123:18
267.18:123:19
277.18:133:20
287.18:133:21
297.18:133:21
307.28:133:22
317.28:133:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.46 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 Tczew?

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 Tczew.

What to pack for Tczew in December

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

In December, Tczew 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

Sea temperature near Tczew in December

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Tczew in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tczew peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tczew?

Tczew sits at 54.1°N, 18.8°E, 29 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Malbork, 17 km away.

Topography around Tczew

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tczew has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Tczew is covered by grassland (29%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Malbork 17 km · Pruszcz Gdański 21 km · Starogard Gdański 22 km · Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe 28 km · Ujeścisko-Łostowice 28 km · Chełm 29 km · Środmieście 30 km · Gdansk 30 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 Tczew (54.0924°, 18.7779°, elevation 29 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).