Rimavská Sobota weather in December

In December, Rimavská Sobota sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.2 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 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Rimavská Sobota's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rimavská Sobota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:32 AM – 3:40 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Rimavská Sobota is town in Slovakia.

Density
276/km²
people per km²
Founded
1268

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 Rimavská Sobota reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with January.

-15°-10°-5°10°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-3
83-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-4
142-4
152-4
162-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-5
211-5
221-5
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How December really feels in Rimavská Sobota

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.

Rimavská Sobota 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 / -6°378.168.60.0
Feb / -4°408.75.89.90.0
Mar / -1°428.22.411.61.8
Apr15° / 529.40.313.44.6
May20° / 7012.10156.0
Jun23° / 11°7512.3015.86.5
Jul25° / 13°7912.1015.56.5
Aug25° / 13°6210.2014.16.9
Sep20° / 568.6012.46.3
Oct14° / 569.30.210.63.9
Nov / 559.72.291.0
Dec / -4°449.34.98.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
53070
63070
72971
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
173169
183268
193268
203367
213466
223565
233565
243664
253763
263763
273862
283961
293961
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rimavská Sobota gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13012
23013
33013
43013
53113
63114
73114
83114
93014
103015
113015
123015
132916
142916
152916
162917
172917
182917
192917
202917
212918
222918
232918
242918
253018
263018
273018
283018
293018
303018
313018

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 6 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:17 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 3:42 PM to 3:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:173:42
28.47:193:41
38.47:203:41
48.37:213:41
58.37:223:40
68.37:233:40
78.37:243:40
88.27:253:40
98.27:263:40
108.27:273:40
118.27:283:40
128.27:293:40
138.27:303:40
148.27:313:40
158.17:313:40
168.17:323:40
178.17:333:40
188.17:343:40
198.17:343:41
208.17:353:41
218.17:353:42
228.17:363:42
238.17:363:43
248.17:373:43
258.17:373:44
268.17:373:44
278.17:383:45
288.17:383:46
298.17:383:46
308.27:383:47
318.27:383:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Rimavská Sobota?

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 Rimavská Sobota.

What to pack for Rimavská Sobota in December

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

In December, Rimavská Sobota sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Rimavská Sobota 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 Rimavská Sobota peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rimavská Sobota?

Rimavská Sobota sits at 48.4°N, 20.0°E, 208 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Lučenec, 27 km away.

LučenecÓzdSalgótarjánKazincbarcikaRožňavaBreznoDiósgyőrEger

Topography around Rimavská Sobota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rimavská Sobota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,980 m.

The land around Rimavská Sobota is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (36%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
1,980 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Lučenec 27 km · Ózd 28 km · Salgótarján 36 km · Kazincbarcika 48 km · Rožňava 49 km · Brezno 55 km · Diósgyőr 58 km · Eger 59 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 Rimavská Sobota (48.3828°, 20.0224°, elevation 208 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).