Maribor weather in December

In December, Maribor sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maribor's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maribor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:42 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Maribor is city in Slovenia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,347/km²
people per km²
Founded
1164

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 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Maribor reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°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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How December really feels in Maribor

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.

Maribor 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 / -3°386.94.38.80.0
Feb / -2°507.74.2100.5
Mar11° / 599.62.711.62.8
Apr16° / 7110.70.713.34.8
May20° / 11°9912.8014.86.0
Jun24° / 14°10713.1015.66.4
Jul26° / 16°10411.9015.26.5
Aug25° / 15°10811.20146.7
Sep20° / 11°11110.2012.46.3
Oct15° / 779.10.210.74.7
Nov / 779.329.21.8
Dec / -2°628.64.28.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33466
43466
53565
63565
73565
83664
93664
103763
113664
123565
133664
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283961
293961
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314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Maribor gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23013
33013
43014
53014
63014
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83014
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102914
112914
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232613
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272613
282714
292714
302714
312714

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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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 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 7:28 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:284:07
28.67:294:06
38.67:304:06
48.67:314:06
58.67:324:05
68.57:334:05
78.57:344:05
88.57:354:05
98.57:364:05
108.57:374:05
118.47:384:05
128.47:394:05
138.47:404:05
148.47:404:05
158.47:414:05
168.47:424:05
178.47:434:06
188.47:434:06
198.47:444:06
208.47:444:07
218.47:454:07
228.47:454:07
238.47:464:08
248.47:464:08
258.47:474:09
268.47:474:10
278.47:474:10
288.47:474:11
298.47:484:12
308.47:484:12
318.47:484:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.09 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
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
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241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
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311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Maribor?

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
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maribor.

What to pack for Maribor in December

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

In December, Maribor sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°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 Maribor 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 Maribor peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Maribor 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 Maribor is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Maribor's WHO annual average of 12.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2415 µg/m³Sep 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maribor?

Maribor sits at 46.6°N, 15.6°E, 262 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Ptuj, 23 km away.

PtujVelenjeCelje

Topography around Maribor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maribor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,132 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,121 m.

The land around Maribor is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,132 m
80 km
2,121 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ptuj 23 km · Velenje 46 km · Celje 47 km · Straßgang 56 km · Sankt Peter 57 km · Jakomini 57 km · Wetzelsdorf 58 km · Gries 59 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 Maribor (46.5558°, 15.6459°, elevation 262 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).