Humenné weather in December

In December, Humenné sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Humenné's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Humenné's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:27 AM – 3:30 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Humenné is town in the Prešov Region in eastern Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,064/km²
people per km²
Founded
1317

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 -0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Humenné reaches about 1°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 -4°C and 6°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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
111-3
121-3
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How December really feels in Humenné

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.

Humenné weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°4911.18.98.50.0
Feb / -4°5110.37.99.80.0
Mar / -1°4810.53.711.61.2
Apr14° / 5811.41.113.44.1
May19° / 89140155.6
Jun23° / 12°9213.6015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°10913.7015.56.4
Aug24° / 13°7211.1014.26.8
Sep19° / 7210.2012.46.0
Oct13° / 659.90.310.53.7
Nov / 5810.53.58.90.8
Dec / -3°5711.48.68.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42278
52179
62179
72080
81981
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101882
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Humenné gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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73424
83424
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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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Dry (%)
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 3:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:123:32
28.37:133:32
38.37:153:31
48.37:163:31
58.27:173:30
68.27:183:30
78.27:193:30
88.27:203:30
98.17:213:30
108.17:223:30
118.17:233:29
128.17:243:29
138.17:253:29
148.17:263:30
158.17:263:30
168.07:273:30
178.07:283:30
188.07:283:30
198.07:293:31
208.07:303:31
218.07:303:31
228.07:313:32
238.07:313:32
248.07:323:33
258.07:323:34
268.07:323:34
278.07:323:35
288.07:333:36
298.17:333:36
308.17:333:37
318.17:333:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.73 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 Humenné?

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 Humenné.

What to pack for Humenné in December

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

In December, Humenné sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°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 Humenné 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 Humenné peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Humenné 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 Humenné is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Humenné's WHO annual average of 17.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1922 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Humenné?

Humenné sits at 48.9°N, 21.9°E, 152 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Vranov nad Topľou, 18 km away.

TrebišovUzhhorodPrešovKošiceBardejov

Topography around Humenné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Humenné has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,382 m.

The land around Humenné is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
256 m
16 km
950 m
80 km
1,382 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Vranov nad Topľou 18 km · Snina 18 km · Michalovce 20 km · Trebišov 37 km · Uzhhorod 44 km · Prešov 50 km · Košice 54 km · Bardejov 61 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 Humenné (48.9371°, 21.9163°, elevation 152 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).