Belgrade weather in December

In December, Belgrade sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Belgrade's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belgrade's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:16 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Belgrade is capital of Serbia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.7 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
3,538/km²
people per km²
Founded
~201 BCE

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 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Belgrade reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 12°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)
172
272
371
471
571
661
761
861
961
1060
1160
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
175-1
185-1
195-1
205-1
215-1
224-1
234-1
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-1
284-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How December really feels in Belgrade

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.

Belgrade 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 / -2°449.14.190.0
Feb / -1°438.73.510.10.9
Mar13° / 5210.21.811.63.5
Apr18° / 5610.50.113.25.7
May23° / 13°6811.6014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°7411015.36.3
Jul29° / 18°67100155.7
Aug29° / 18°527.8013.95.9
Sep24° / 13°538.1012.37.2
Oct18° / 497.5010.76.2
Nov12° / 488.21.39.43.1
Dec / -0°519.33.18.70.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113367
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273367
283367
293367
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Belgrade gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1306
2306
3296
4296
5296
6297
7297
8287
9288
10288
11289
12289
132810
142911
152911
162912
172912
183012
193013
203113
213113
223213
233213
243213
253213
263213
273213
283313
293313
303313
313213

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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 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 7:02 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 4:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:023:54
28.87:033:53
38.87:043:53
48.87:053:53
58.87:063:53
68.87:073:52
78.77:083:52
88.77:093:52
98.77:103:52
108.77:113:52
118.77:123:52
128.77:133:52
138.67:133:52
148.67:143:53
158.67:153:53
168.67:163:53
178.67:163:53
188.67:173:53
198.67:183:54
208.67:183:54
218.67:193:55
228.67:193:55
238.67:203:56
248.67:203:56
258.67:203:57
268.67:213:57
278.67:213:58
288.67:213:59
298.67:223:59
308.67:224:00
318.67:224:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Belgrade?

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

0.2
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 Belgrade.

What to pack for Belgrade in December

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

In December, Belgrade sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Belgrade 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 Belgrade peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Belgrade 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 Belgrade is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Belgrade's WHO annual average of 22.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1327 µg/m³Dec 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Belgrade?

Belgrade sits at 44.8°N, 20.5°E, 120 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Zemun, 7.0 km away.

Nova PazovaObrenovacStara PazovaSmederevoInđija

Topography around Belgrade

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belgrade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,120 m.

The land around Belgrade is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
443 m
80 km
1,120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Zemun 7.0 km · Sremčica 15 km · Pančevo 16 km · Nova Pazova 25 km · Obrenovac 27 km · Stara Pazova 31 km · Smederevo 40 km · Inđija 41 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Belgrade (44.804°, 20.4651°, elevation 120 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).