Handlová weather in December

In December, Handlová sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Handlová's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Handlová's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:39 AM – 3:43 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
0.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Handlová is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
183/km²
people per km²
Founded
1254

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 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Handlová reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 5°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)
13-2
23-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-3
82-3
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101-3
111-3
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How December really feels in Handlová

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.

Handlová weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°5310.288.50.0
Feb / -5°51107.59.80.0
Mar / -1°5910.94.511.60.9
Apr13° / 61111.613.43.6
May18° / 9514.20155.2
Jun21° / 11°9913.9015.95.9
Jul23° / 12°10613.5015.56.4
Aug23° / 12°8712014.26.6
Sep18° / 7810.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 6410.10.610.53.2
Nov / 5910.83.690.6
Dec / -4°5710.67.48.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52476
62575
72575
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92575
102575
112575
122377
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Handlová gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13318
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63320
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83421
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303528
313527

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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21100
22100
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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
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278calm
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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 7:24 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 3:46 PM to 3:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:243:46
28.37:253:45
38.37:263:45
48.37:273:44
58.37:293:44
68.27:303:44
78.27:313:43
88.27:323:43
98.27:333:43
108.27:343:43
118.17:353:43
128.17:363:43
138.17:363:43
148.17:373:43
158.17:383:43
168.17:393:43
178.17:393:44
188.17:403:44
198.17:413:44
208.17:413:45
218.17:423:45
228.17:423:46
238.17:433:46
248.17:433:47
258.17:443:47
268.17:443:48
278.17:443:48
288.17:443:49
298.17:453:50
308.17:453:51
318.17:453:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.8 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 Handlová?

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 Handlová.

What to pack for Handlová in December

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

In December, Handlová sees daytime highs around 1°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 Handlová 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 Handlová 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 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 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Handlová 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 Handlová is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Handlová's WHO annual average of 13.2 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1816 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Handlová?

Handlová sits at 48.7°N, 18.8°E, 424 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Prievidza, 11 km away.

Banská BystricaPartizánskeZvolenBánovce nad BebravouMartin

Topography around Handlová

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Handlová has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 545 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,101 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m.

The land around Handlová is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
1,101 m
80 km
1,898 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Prievidza 11 km · Bojnice 14 km · Žiar nad Hronom 16 km · Banská Bystrica 29 km · Partizánske 30 km · Zvolen 34 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 37 km · Martin 40 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 Handlová (48.7276°, 18.7601°, elevation 424 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).