Topoľčany weather in December

In December, Topoľčany sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10 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 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Topoľčany's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Topoľčany's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:40 AM – 3:47 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Topoľčany is town and administrative center of Topoľčany district in the Nitra region of Slovakia.

Density
873/km²
people per km²
Founded
1173

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 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Topoľčany reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°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)
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How December really feels in Topoľčany

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.

Topoľčany 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 / -4°4395.28.50.0
Feb / -3°408.74.99.80.1
Mar / 489.72.111.61.9
Apr15° / 529.70.413.44.6
May20° / 8412.70155.9
Jun23° / 13°8912.3015.86.5
Jul25° / 14°8912.6015.56.5
Aug25° / 14°7610.7014.16.8
Sep20° / 10°719.6012.46.3
Oct14° / 569.40.210.64.1
Nov / 539.72.291.1
Dec / -2°48104.78.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32278
42377
52377
62476
72476
82476
92575
102575
112575
122674
132674
142674
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192872
202872
212872
222971
232971
242971
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Topoľčany gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13012
23112
33112
43112
53212
63212
73212
83212
93213
103213
113213
123214
133114
143115
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203117
213217
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263318
273418
283417
293417
303417
313416

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
23100
24100
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26100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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319calm

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 7:26 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 3:49 PM to 3:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:263:49
28.47:273:48
38.37:283:48
48.37:293:47
58.37:303:47
68.37:313:47
78.27:323:47
88.27:333:46
98.27:343:46
108.27:353:46
118.27:363:46
128.17:373:46
138.17:383:46
148.17:393:46
158.17:403:46
168.17:403:47
178.17:413:47
188.17:423:47
198.17:423:47
208.17:433:48
218.17:433:48
228.17:443:49
238.17:443:49
248.17:453:50
258.17:453:50
268.17:463:51
278.17:463:52
288.17:463:52
298.17:463:53
308.17:463:54
318.17:463:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Topoľčany?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Topoľčany.

What to pack for Topoľčany in December

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

In December, Topoľčany sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Topoľčany 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 Topoľčany 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
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Topoľčany 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 Topoľčany is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Topoľčany?

Topoľčany sits at 48.6°N, 18.2°E, 174 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Partizánske, 18 km away.

PiešťanyNitraHlohovecNové Mesto nad VáhomTrenčínBojnice

Topography around Topoľčany

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Topoľčany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m.

The land around Topoľčany is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
691 m
80 km
1,474 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Partizánske 18 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 19 km · Piešťany 25 km · Nitra 29 km · Hlohovec 31 km · Nové Mesto nad Váhom 33 km · Trenčín 38 km · Bojnice 39 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 Topoľčany (48.5636°, 18.1671°, elevation 174 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).