Galanta weather in December

In December, Galanta sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Galanta's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:40 AM – 3:50 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Galanta is town in Slovakia.

Density
450/km²
people per km²
Founded
1237

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 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Galanta reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°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 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Galanta

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.

Galanta 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 / -3°378.23.68.60.0
Feb / -1°337.83.39.90.4
Mar11° / 398.21.611.62.7
Apr17° / 417.80.213.45.5
May22° / 11°6610.8014.96.5
Jun25° / 15°7111.1015.86.6
Jul28° / 16°7110.6015.46.3
Aug27° / 16°629.4014.16.5
Sep22° / 12°618.4012.46.9
Oct16° / 488.70.110.64.9
Nov / 4891.491.8
Dec / -1°418.538.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62476
72476
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102575
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293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Galanta gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1277
2277
3277
4277
5277
6277
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11278
12279
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 7:26 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 3:52 PM to 3:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:263:52
28.47:273:51
38.47:283:51
48.47:293:51
58.37:303:50
68.37:323:50
78.37:333:50
88.37:343:50
98.37:353:50
108.27:363:50
118.27:363:50
128.27:373:50
138.27:383:50
148.27:393:50
158.27:403:50
168.27:403:50
178.27:413:50
188.17:423:51
198.17:423:51
208.17:433:51
218.17:443:52
228.17:443:52
238.17:443:53
248.17:453:53
258.17:453:54
268.17:463:54
278.27:463:55
288.27:463:56
298.27:463:56
308.27:463:57
318.27:473:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Galanta?

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
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Galanta.

What to pack for Galanta in December

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

In December, Galanta sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°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 Galanta 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 Galanta 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
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Galanta 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 Galanta is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1616 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Galanta?

Galanta sits at 48.2°N, 17.7°E, 119 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Sereď, 11 km away.

Dunajská StredaSenecHlohovecNitraPezinok

Topography around Galanta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galanta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m.

The land around Galanta is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
1,146 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sereď 11 km · Šaľa 12 km · Trnava 23 km · Dunajská Streda 24 km · Senec 24 km · Hlohovec 27 km · Nitra 29 km · Pezinok 36 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 Galanta (48.19°, 17.7275°, elevation 119 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).