Bojnice weather in December

In December, Bojnice sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bojnice's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bojnice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:40 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
0.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bojnice is town in Slovakia.

Density
252/km²
people per km²
Founded
1113

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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Bojnice reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-3
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311-4

How December really feels in Bojnice

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.

Bojnice weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°5110.47.78.50.0
Feb / -4°479.76.49.80.0
Mar / -1°5210.53.411.61.4
Apr14° / 559.9113.44.2
May19° / 8713.60155.6
Jun22° / 12°9012.8015.96.2
Jul24° / 13°9412.7015.56.6
Aug24° / 13°8011.3014.26.8
Sep19° / 7510.4012.45.9
Oct13° / 579.40.410.53.6
Nov / 549.93.290.9
Dec / -3°48105.68.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122377
132476
142476
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202575
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bojnice gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 (%)
13216
23216
33216
43216
53216
63316
73316
83316
93317
103217
113217
123217
133218
143118
153118
163119
173119
183119
193119
203120
213120
223120
233220
243221
253221
263321
273322
283322
293423
303423
313423

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 (%)
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18100
19100
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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 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 7:25 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 3:46 PM to 3:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:253:46
28.37:263:46
38.37:273:45
48.37:283:45
58.27:303:44
68.27:313:44
78.27:323:44
88.27:333:44
98.27:343:44
108.17:353:44
118.17:363:43
128.17:373:43
138.17:373:44
148.17:383:44
158.17:393:44
168.17:403:44
178.17:403:44
188.17:413:44
198.17:423:45
208.07:423:45
218.07:433:45
228.07:433:46
238.07:443:46
248.07:443:47
258.17:453:48
268.17:453:48
278.17:453:49
288.17:453:50
298.17:463:50
308.17:463:51
318.17:463:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.78 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bojnice?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bojnice.

What to pack for Bojnice in December

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

In December, Bojnice sees daytime highs around 2°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 Bojnice 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 Bojnice 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 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 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bojnice 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 Bojnice is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1815 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bojnice?

Bojnice sits at 48.8°N, 18.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Prievidza, 3.0 km away.

Bánovce nad BebravouŽiar nad HronomDubnica nad VáhomRajecke TeplicePovažská Bystrica

Topography around Bojnice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bojnice has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,895 m.

The land around Bojnice is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
958 m
80 km
1,895 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Prievidza 3.0 km · Handlová 14 km · Partizánske 23 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 25 km · Žiar nad Hronom 29 km · Dubnica nad Váhom 36 km · Rajecke Teplice 39 km · Považská Bystrica 39 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek 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 Bojnice (48.7851°, 18.5864°, elevation 0 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).