Vršac weather in December

In December, Vršac sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Vršac's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vršac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:14 AM – 3:48 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Vršac is city in Serbia.

Density
183/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 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Vršac reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°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
372
471
561
661
761
861
961
1060
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
194-1
204-1
214-1
224-1
234-1
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-1
284-1
294-1
304-1
314-1

How December really feels in Vršac

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.

Vršac weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°469.64.590.0
Feb / -1°469.13.910.10.7
Mar12° / 489.51.711.63.3
Apr18° / 5910.30.113.25.7
May23° / 12°6411.3014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°7511.1015.46.5
Jul29° / 17°6310015.15.9
Aug29° / 17°517.8013.96.2
Sep24° / 13°577.4012.37.3
Oct18° / 527.7010.76.0
Nov11° / 478.61.19.32.8
Dec / -0°549.93.28.60.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53367
63367
73268
83268
93268
103070
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173070
183070
193070
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253268
263268
273268
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vršac gets around 54 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.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1326
2326
3326
4326
5327
6327
7318
8318
9319
10319
113010
123010
133011
143011
153012
163012
173012
183113
193113
203213
213213
223213
233213
243312
253312
263312
273312
283313
293313
303313
313313

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 10 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
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2810calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 3:49 PM to 3:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:003:49
28.87:013:49
38.87:023:49
48.87:033:48
58.77:043:48
68.77:053:48
78.77:063:48
88.77:073:48
98.77:083:48
108.67:093:48
118.67:103:48
128.67:113:48
138.67:113:48
148.67:123:48
158.67:133:48
168.67:143:48
178.67:143:49
188.67:153:49
198.67:153:49
208.67:163:50
218.67:163:50
228.67:173:51
238.67:173:51
248.67:183:52
258.67:183:52
268.67:193:53
278.67:193:53
288.67:193:54
298.67:193:55
308.67:203:55
318.67:203:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Vršac?

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 Vršac.

What to pack for Vršac in December

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

In December, Vršac sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°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 Vršac 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 Vršac peaks around July 11 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vršac?

Vršac sits at 45.1°N, 21.3°E, 96 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 43 km away.

BocşaReşiţaPožarevacSmederevoPančevoTimișoaraBelgradeZemun

Topography around Vršac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vršac has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m.

The land around Vršac is covered by cropland (26%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
567 m
80 km
1,435 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bocşa 43 km · Reşiţa 50 km · Požarevac 56 km · Smederevo 58 km · Pančevo 59 km · Timișoara 71 km · Belgrade 75 km · Zemun 77 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 Vršac (45.1167°, 21.3036°, elevation 96 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).