Ljubljana weather in December

In December, Ljubljana sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ljubljana's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ljubljana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:44 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ljubljana is capital city of Slovenia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1144

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 5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ljubljana reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°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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75-1
85-1
95-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-2
174-2
184-2
194-2
204-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
274-2
284-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How December really feels in Ljubljana

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.

Ljubljana weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5984.98.90.0
Feb / -2°748.45.1100.4
Mar10° / 7610.13.311.62.5
Apr15° / 9012113.34.2
May19° / 10°10313.5014.75.7
Jun23° / 13°10513.4015.56.4
Jul25° / 15°9511.4015.26.8
Aug25° / 15°11211.10146.8
Sep20° / 11°12511.1012.36.1
Oct15° / 11710.20.510.74.4
Nov / 12111.22.39.21.7
Dec / -1°909.258.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42872
52872
62971
72971
83070
93070
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213466
223367
233367
243367
253466
263466
273565
283565
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ljubljana gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13215
23215
33216
43216
53216
63216
73217
83117
93117
103117
113017
123017
133017
142917
152916
162916
172916
182916
192916
202916
212916
222916
232916
242916
252916
262916
272916
282916
292916
302816
312816

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
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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 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 7:30 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:304:13
28.77:324:13
38.77:334:12
48.67:344:12
58.67:354:12
68.67:364:12
78.67:374:11
88.67:384:11
98.57:394:11
108.57:404:11
118.57:404:11
128.57:414:11
138.57:424:11
148.57:434:12
158.57:444:12
168.57:444:12
178.57:454:12
188.47:464:12
198.47:464:13
208.47:474:13
218.47:474:14
228.47:484:14
238.47:484:15
248.47:494:15
258.47:494:16
268.47:494:16
278.57:504:17
288.57:504:18
298.57:504:18
308.57:504:19
318.57:514:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ljubljana?

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 Ljubljana.

What to pack for Ljubljana in December

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

In December, Ljubljana sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana is worst in January — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ljubljana's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1920 µg/m³Sep 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ljubljana?

Ljubljana sits at 46.1°N, 14.5°E, 295 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Kranj, 24 km away.

KranjPostojnaTrbovljeBledBohinjVelenjeDivačaNovo Mesto

Topography around Ljubljana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ljubljana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 309 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,759 m.

The land around Ljubljana is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
847 m
80 km
2,759 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Kranj 24 km · Postojna 38 km · Trbovlje 44 km · Bled 46 km · Bohinj 49 km · Velenje 58 km · Divača 58 km · Novo Mesto 58 km

Slovenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$37,376
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 69%atheist 14%Orthodox 4%non-believer/agnostic 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 Ljubljana (46.0511°, 14.5051°, elevation 295 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).