Prague Weather in December
Prague in December
The short of it: Prague in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 8 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 24 mm · daylight 8 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
December in Prague brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 5 min in mid-December, 51 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 September and April.
Against its neighbours, Prague runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Nové Město, 1 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Prague, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nové MěstoPrague | 1 km S | 4° | 0° | 24 mm |
| SmíchovPrague | 2 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 25 mm |
| ŽižkovPrague | 2 km ESE | 4° | 0° | 24 mm |
| Královské VinohradyPrague | 2 km SE | 4° | 0° | 24 mm |
| DejvicePrague | 3 km WNW | 4° | 0° | 24 mm |
| HolešovicePrague | 3 km NE | 5° | 0° | 24 mm |
| NuslePrague | 3 km SSE | 4° | 0° | 24 mm |
| VršovicePrague | 4 km SE | 4° | -1° | 24 mm |