Sopron Weather in December
Sopron in December
The short of it: Sopron in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 35 mm · daylight 8 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Sopron an average December high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 35 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 5°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 26 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 March.
Against its neighbours, Sopron runs about middling and drier than most in December. Wiener Neustadt, 30 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sopron, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiener NeustadtLower Austria | 30 km WNW | 5° | -2° | 29 mm |
| KőszegVas County | 33 km S | 4° | -2° | 40 mm |
| NeunkirchenLower Austria | 38 km W | 5° | -2° | 40 mm |
| BadenLower Austria | 45 km NW | 4° | -2° | 36 mm |
| MödlingLower Austria | 50 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| SzombathelyVas County | 51 km S | 4° | -2° | 38 mm |
| SchwechatLower Austria | 51 km N | 4° | -1° | 34 mm |
| EisenzickenBurgenland | 52 km SSW | 4° | -3° | 40 mm |