Knjazevac weather in December

In December, Knjazevac sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Knjazevac's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Knjazevac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:04 AM – 3:50 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Knjazevac is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
21/km²
people per km²

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 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Knjazevac reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°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)
15-1
25-1
35-1
45-1
55-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
173-3
183-3
193-3
203-3
213-3
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How December really feels in Knjazevac

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.

Knjazevac 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 / -5°479.26.79.10.0
Feb / -3°439.16.810.20.2
Mar10° / 6311.55.111.62.2
Apr15° / 7412.31.413.24.4
May20° / 10°8413.90.114.55.8
Jun24° / 13°8612.9015.26.5
Jul26° / 15°7210.7014.96.8
Aug27° / 15°548.9013.87.2
Sep22° / 11°527.9012.37.1
Oct16° / 5180.610.85.2
Nov / 487.92.89.52.0
Dec / -3°539.96.18.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83664
93763
103763
113763
123763
133664
143763
153763
163664
173664
183664
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273664
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Knjazevac gets around 53 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13214
23214
33214
43215
53215
63115
73116
83116
93116
103017
113017
123018
133018
143019
153019
163020
173020
183121
193121
203222
213222
223223
233323
243324
253324
263324
273324
283424
293424
303324
313324

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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 6:51 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 3:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.06:513:51
29.06:523:50
39.06:533:50
48.96:543:50
58.96:553:50
68.96:563:50
78.96:573:50
88.96:583:49
98.86:593:49
108.86:593:49
118.87:003:50
128.87:013:50
138.87:023:50
148.87:033:50
158.87:033:50
168.87:043:50
178.87:053:51
188.87:053:51
198.87:063:51
208.87:063:52
218.87:073:52
228.87:073:53
238.87:083:53
248.87:083:54
258.87:093:54
268.87:093:55
278.87:093:55
288.87:103:56
298.87:103:57
308.87:103:57
318.87:103:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Knjazevac?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Knjazevac.

What to pack for Knjazevac in December

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

In December, Knjazevac sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°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 Knjazevac 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 Knjazevac peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Knjazevac?

Knjazevac sits at 43.6°N, 22.3°E, 217 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Sokobanja, 32 km away.

SokobanjaZaječarNišPirotBorProkupljeLeskovacVidin

Topography around Knjazevac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Knjazevac has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Knjazevac is covered by trees (36%), grassland (28%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sokobanja 32 km · Zaječar 38 km · Niš 39 km · Pirot 53 km · Bor 58 km · Prokuplje 65 km · Leskovac 68 km · Vidin 69 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 Knjazevac (43.5663°, 22.257°, elevation 217 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).