Novi Pazar weather in December

In December, Novi Pazar sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 8.9 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 27% 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 Novi Pazar's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novi Pazar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:09 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Novi Pazar is city in Serbia.

Density
5,606/km²
people per km²
Founded
1461

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 Novi Pazar reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°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 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-1
25-2
35-2
45-2
55-2
65-2
74-2
84-3
94-3
104-3
114-3
124-3
133-3
143-3
153-4
163-4
173-4
183-4
193-4
203-4
213-4
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How December really feels in Novi Pazar

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.

Novi Pazar 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°5310.68.89.20.0
Feb / -4°5510.79.110.20.1
Mar / -1°7512.87.411.61.7
Apr14° / 8514.82.613.13.6
May19° / 10316.30.414.45.1
Jun22° / 11°9615.7015.15.9
Jul24° / 13°8112.9014.96.7
Aug25° / 13°6611.6013.86.9
Sep20° / 6910.7012.36.3
Oct15° / 599.31.410.84.8
Nov / 579.43.99.51.9
Dec / -4°6610.88.58.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73862
83961
93961
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
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273862
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Novi Pazar gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23620
33620
43521
53522
63522
73523
83524
93525
103526
113527
123527
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313530

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 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:56 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.06:563:59
29.06:573:59
39.06:583:59
49.06:593:58
59.07:003:58
68.97:013:58
78.97:023:58
88.97:033:58
98.97:043:58
108.97:053:58
118.97:063:58
128.97:063:58
138.87:073:58
148.87:083:58
158.87:093:59
168.87:093:59
178.87:103:59
188.87:113:59
198.87:114:00
208.87:124:00
218.87:124:01
228.87:134:01
238.87:134:02
248.87:144:02
258.87:144:03
268.87:144:03
278.87:154:04
288.87:154:04
298.87:154:05
308.87:154:06
318.87:164:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Novi Pazar?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novi Pazar.

What to pack for Novi Pazar in December

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

In December, Novi Pazar sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Novi Pazar 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 Novi Pazar peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 14UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novi Pazar?

Novi Pazar sits at 43.1°N, 20.5°E, 511 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Leposaviq, 24 km away.

ZvečanIstokMitrovicëVushtrriPejëPodujevaBijelo Polje

Topography around Novi Pazar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novi Pazar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,477 m.

The land around Novi Pazar is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
351 m
16 km
1,080 m
80 km
2,477 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Leposaviq 24 km · Zvečan 37 km · Istok 40 km · Mitrovicë 40 km · Vushtrri 51 km · Pejë 56 km · Podujeva 61 km · Bijelo Polje 63 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 Novi Pazar (43.1367°, 20.5122°, elevation 511 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).