Żary weather in December

In December, Żary sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 7.7 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 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Żary's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Żary's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:08 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Żary is town and urban gmina in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland (German: Sorau).

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,167/km²
people per km²
Founded
1030

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 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Żary reaches about 4°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 -2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Żary

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.

Żary 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 / -2°5011.44.68.10.0
Feb / -2°39949.60.0
Mar / 5011.22.911.51.4
Apr14° / 388.40.513.64.4
May19° / 5911.3015.36.0
Jun23° / 13°6411.8016.36.3
Jul25° / 15°8412.5015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6710.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°549.9012.46.0
Oct13° / 479.70.110.43.8
Nov / 449.51.48.61.0
Dec / -1°46113.77.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Żary gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 7:51 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 3:47 PM to 3:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:513:47
27.97:533:46
37.97:543:46
47.87:553:45
57.87:573:45
67.87:583:45
77.87:593:44
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Żary?

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 Żary.

What to pack for Żary in December

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

In December, Żary sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Żary 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 Żary peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Żary 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 Żary is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Żary's WHO annual average of 14.3 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1718 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Żary?

Żary sits at 51.6°N, 15.1°E, 152 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Żagań, 13 km away.

Zielona GóraNowa SólGubinGubenBolesławiec

Topography around Żary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Żary has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m.

The land around Żary is covered by trees (32%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
612 m
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December weather nearby: Żagań 13 km · Forst 36 km · Weißwasser 38 km · Zielona Góra 41 km · Nowa Sól 44 km · Gubin 44 km · Guben 45 km · Bolesławiec 52 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 Żary (51.642°, 15.1373°, elevation 152 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).