Kaprun Weather in December
Kaprun in December
The short of it: Kaprun in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -6° · rain 75 mm · daylight 8 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Kaprun brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -6°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 2°, with nights near -6°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 29 min in mid-December, 45 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kaprun runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Zell am See, 6 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Kaprun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zell am SeeSalzburg | 6 km NNE | 3° | -5° | 78 mm |
| Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerSalzburg | 18 km NNE | 3° | -5° | 87 mm |
| KitzbühelTyrol | 34 km NW | 3° | -4° | 79 mm |
| Sankt Johann in TirolTyrol | 38 km NW | 4° | -4° | 87 mm |
| BischofshofenSalzburg | 38 km ENE | 4° | -4° | 87 mm |
| Kirchberg in TirolTyrol | 39 km WNW | 3° | -4° | 77 mm |
| Schönau am KönigsseeBavaria | 40 km NNE | 4° | -3° | 100 mm |
| BischofswiesenBavaria | 43 km NNE | 4° | -3° | 100 mm |