Debrecen Weather in December
Debrecen in December
The short of it: Debrecen in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -3 °C (28 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -3° · rain 42 mm · daylight 8 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Debrecen an average December high of 3°, a low of -3° and some 42 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from November to about 3°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 27 min in mid-December, 46 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Debrecen runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Hajdúsámson, 13 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Debrecen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HajdúsámsonHajdú-Bihar | 13 km NE | 3° | -3° | 43 mm |
| HajdúböszörményHajdú-Bihar | 17 km NNW | 3° | -3° | 42 mm |
| HajdúhadházHajdú-Bihar | 17 km N | 3° | -3° | 42 mm |
| HajdúszoboszlóHajdú-Bihar | 19 km WSW | 3° | -2° | 42 mm |
| DerecskeHajdú-Bihar | 21 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 44 mm |
| TéglásHajdú-Bihar | 21 km NNE | 3° | -3° | 41 mm |
| BalmazújvárosHajdú-Bihar | 23 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 42 mm |
| LétavértesHajdú-Bihar | 26 km SE | 4° | -3° | 48 mm |