Salonta weather in December

In December, Salonta sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Salonta's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salonta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:19 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Salonta is locality in Bihor County, Romania.

Founded
1214

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 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Salonta reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
161
261
361
461
560
650
750
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950
1050
1140
1240
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
184-1
193-1
203-1
213-1
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Salonta

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.

Salonta weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°439.13.98.80.0
Feb / -1°459.34100.4
Mar11° / 509.41.411.62.9
Apr18° / 5810.30.213.35.5
May22° / 12°6411014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°7611.3015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°7210.3015.36.3
Aug28° / 16°568.10146.4
Sep23° / 12°608.1012.47.1
Oct17° / 549010.65.6
Nov10° / 5190.99.22.4
Dec / -1°559.93.28.40.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
72674
82674
92575
102476
112476
122575
132575
142575
152575
162575
172674
182773
192773
202773
212872
222872
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Salonta gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1305
2305
3305
4315
5315
6316
7316
8317
9318
10318
11319
123110
133110
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213314
223314
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253313
263313
273312
283212
293212
303111
313111

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:054:42
28.68:064:41
38.68:074:41
48.58:084:41
58.58:094:40
68.58:104:40
78.58:114:40
88.58:124:40
98.48:134:40
108.48:144:40
118.48:154:40
128.48:164:40
138.48:174:40
148.48:174:40
158.48:184:40
168.48:194:40
178.48:204:41
188.38:204:41
198.38:214:41
208.38:214:42
218.38:224:42
228.38:224:42
238.38:234:43
248.38:234:43
258.38:244:44
268.38:244:45
278.48:244:45
288.48:244:46
298.48:254:47
308.48:254:47
318.48:254:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Salonta?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salonta.

What to pack for Salonta in December

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

In December, Salonta sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Salonta 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 Salonta peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salonta?

Salonta sits at 46.8°N, 21.6°E, 92 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Gyula, 33 km away.

BékéscsabaGyomaendrődPüspökladányAradHajdúszoboszló

Topography around Salonta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salonta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,599 m.

The land around Salonta is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
1,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Gyula 33 km · Oradea 34 km · Békés 40 km · Békéscsaba 44 km · Gyomaendrőd 64 km · Püspökladány 70 km · Arad 73 km · Hajdúszoboszló 75 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

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 Salonta (46.8°, 21.65°, elevation 92 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).