Trenčín weather in December

In December, Trenčín sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Trenčín's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trenčín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:42 AM – 3:46 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Trenčín is city in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
711/km²
people per km²
Founded
1111

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 Trenčín reaches about 2°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 -3°C and 6°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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-2
152-2
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-4
261-4
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291-4
301-4
311-4

How December really feels in Trenčín

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.

Trenčín 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 / -4°4810.17.28.50.0
Feb / -3°459.66.19.80.0
Mar / 5310.73.511.61.3
Apr14° / 5410.1113.44.0
May18° / 8312.80155.6
Jun22° / 12°9013.2015.96.1
Jul24° / 14°10513.2015.56.5
Aug24° / 13°8111.3014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°7610.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 579.80.310.53.5
Nov / 5410.138.90.8
Dec / -3°5110.25.68.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
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212377
222377
232575
242575
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262575
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302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Trenčín gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23115
33115
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53215
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83216
93216
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313622

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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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 7:27 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:273:48
28.37:293:47
38.37:303:47
48.37:313:46
58.27:323:46
68.27:333:46
78.27:343:46
88.27:353:45
98.17:363:45
108.17:373:45
118.17:383:45
128.17:393:45
138.17:403:45
148.17:413:45
158.17:423:45
168.17:423:46
178.07:433:46
188.07:443:46
198.07:443:46
208.07:453:47
218.07:453:47
228.07:463:48
238.07:463:48
248.07:473:49
258.07:473:49
268.07:483:50
278.07:483:50
288.17:483:51
298.17:483:52
308.17:483:53
318.17:483:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Trenčín?

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 Trenčín.

What to pack for Trenčín in December

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

In December, Trenčín sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°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 Trenčín 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 Trenčín 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
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Trenčín 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 Trenčín is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Trenčín?

Trenčín sits at 48.9°N, 18.0°E, 217 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Dubnica nad Váhom, 11 km away.

Bánovce nad BebravouUherský BrodPúchovPiešťanyPovažská BystricaTopoľčany

Topography around Trenčín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trenčín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m.

The land around Trenčín is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
865 m
80 km
1,529 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Dubnica nad Váhom 11 km · Nové Mesto nad Váhom 22 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 25 km · Uherský Brod 32 km · Púchov 33 km · Piešťany 37 km · Považská Bystrica 37 km · Topoľčany 38 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 Trenčín (48.8945°, 18.0444°, elevation 217 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).