Vienna Weather in December
Vienna in December
The short of it: Vienna in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 34 mm · daylight 8 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & June
December in Vienna brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 34 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 4°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 22 min in mid-December, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Vienna runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Innere Stadt, 0 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Vienna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innere StadtVienna | 0 km NW | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| LandstraßeVienna | 1 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| NeubauVienna | 2 km WSW | 4° | -1° | 35 mm |
| JosefstadtVienna | 2 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| MariahilfVienna | 2 km SW | 4° | -1° | 35 mm |
| AlsergrundVienna | 2 km NW | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| WähringVienna | 3 km NW | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| MargaretenVienna | 3 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 35 mm |