Torun weather in December

In December, Torun sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Torun's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:01 AM – 3:22 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Torun is city in north-central Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,701/km²
people per km²
Founded
1234

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 Torun reaches about 3°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 -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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430
530
630
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-1
143-1
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282-2
292-2
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312-3

How December really feels in Torun

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.

Torun weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°389.84.77.90.0
Feb / -3°328.44.59.50.0
Mar / -0°4110.12.711.50.9
Apr13° / 368.80.513.63.9
May19° / 6011.6015.55.8
Jun21° / 12°6111.5016.66.2
Jul24° / 14°8411.8016.26.6
Aug23° / 14°6010.1014.56.8
Sep19° / 10°528.9012.45.9
Oct13° / 439.40.110.33.4
Nov / 369.21.58.40.7
Dec / -2°409.63.87.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42179
52179
62080
72080
82080
92080
101981
111882
121981
131981
141882
151882
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221981
232080
242080
252179
262179
272278
282278
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Torun gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1288
2289
3299
4309
53010
63110
73110
83211
93211
103211
113212
123212
133212
143213
153213
163213
173213
183213
193113
203113
213114
223014
233014
243014
253014
263014
273114
283114
293114
303214
313214

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
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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 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
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 7:45 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 3:26 PM to 3:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.77:453:26
27.77:463:26
37.67:473:25
47.67:493:24
57.67:503:24
67.57:513:23
77.57:523:23
87.57:543:23
97.57:553:22
107.47:563:22
117.47:573:22
127.47:583:22
137.47:593:22
147.48:003:22
157.48:013:22
167.38:013:22
177.38:023:22
187.38:033:23
197.38:043:23
207.38:043:23
217.38:053:24
227.38:053:24
237.38:063:24
247.38:063:25
257.38:063:26
267.38:073:26
277.38:073:27
287.38:073:28
297.48:073:29
307.48:073:29
317.48:073:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Torun?

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 Torun.

What to pack for Torun in December

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

In December, Torun 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 Torun 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 Torun peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 18UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Torun 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 Torun is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Torun's WHO annual average of 15.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1020 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Torun?

Torun sits at 53.0°N, 18.6°E, 51 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Chełmża, 19 km away.

ChełmnoBydgoszczŚwiecieWłocławek

Topography around Torun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Torun is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
203 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Chełmża 19 km · Solec Kujawski 26 km · Fordon 32 km · Inowrocław 33 km · Chełmno 39 km · Bydgoszcz 41 km · Świecie 45 km · Włocławek 51 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 Torun (53.0138°, 18.5981°, elevation 51 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).