Stará Ľubovňa weather in December

In December, Stará Ľubovňa sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Stará Ľubovňa's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stará Ľubovňa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:34 AM – 3:33 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Stará Ľubovňa is town in Slovakia.

Density
509/km²
people per km²
Founded
1292

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 Stará Ľubovňa reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
61-3
71-3
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How December really feels in Stará Ľubovňa

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
2 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Stará Ľubovňa 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-0° / -6°338.57.68.50.0
Feb / -5°379.18.29.80.0
Mar / -2°4210.86.311.50.7
Apr12° / 6212.22.713.43.2
May17° / 9414.90.115.14.8
Jun20° / 10°9814.9015.95.5
Jul22° / 12°11715.6015.65.8
Aug22° / 11°8312.5014.26.3
Sep17° / 6610.1012.45.4
Oct12° / 569.60.910.53.1
Nov / -1°4194.18.90.5
Dec / -5°3497.480.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Stará Ľubovňa gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12417
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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 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
129calm
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169calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 3:35 PM to 3:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:193:35
28.37:203:35
38.27:213:35
48.27:223:34
58.27:233:34
68.27:243:33
78.17:263:33
88.17:273:33
98.17:283:33
108.17:293:33
118.17:303:33
128.07:303:33
138.07:313:33
148.07:323:33
158.07:333:33
168.07:343:33
178.07:343:33
188.07:353:34
198.07:363:34
208.07:363:34
218.07:373:35
228.07:373:35
238.07:383:36
248.07:383:36
258.07:393:37
268.07:393:37
278.07:393:38
288.07:393:39
298.07:393:40
308.07:403:40
318.07:403:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Stará Ľubovňa

In seasonPeak

None of Stará Ľubovňa's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Stará Ľubovňa's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Stará Ľubovňa?

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 Stará Ľubovňa.

What to pack for Stará Ľubovňa in December

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

In December, Stará Ľubovňa sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Stará Ľubovňa 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 Stará Ľubovňa peaks around July 12 at about 7 (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 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stará Ľubovňa?

Stará Ľubovňa sits at 49.3°N, 20.7°E, 548 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Kežmarok, 26 km away.

KežmarokLevočaNowy SączPopradSpišská Nová VesBardejovNowy TargPrešov

Topography around Stará Ľubovňa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stará Ľubovňa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 587 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,429 m.

The land around Stará Ľubovňa is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
922 m
80 km
2,429 m
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December weather nearby: Kežmarok 26 km · Levoča 32 km · Nowy Sącz 36 km · Poprad 39 km · Spišská Nová Ves 40 km · Bardejov 43 km · Nowy Targ 51 km · Prešov 52 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 Stará Ľubovňa (49.2986°, 20.6862°, elevation 548 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).