Kaunas Weather in December
Kaunas in December
The short of it: Kaunas in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -3° · rain 43 mm · daylight 7 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Kaunas brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -3°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 1°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 13 min in mid-December, 64 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Kaunas runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Aleksotas, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Kaunas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AleksotasKaunas | 2 km S | 1° | -3° | 43 mm |
| ŠilainiaiKaunas | 3 km NNW | 1° | -3° | 43 mm |
| EiguliaiKaunas | 4 km NNE | 1° | -3° | 42 mm |
| Dainava (Kaunas)Kaunas | 4 km ENE | 1° | -3° | 42 mm |
| NoreikiškėsKaunas | 4 km WSW | 1° | -3° | 43 mm |
| Akademija (Kaunas)Kaunas | 5 km W | 1° | -3° | 43 mm |
| SargėnaiKaunas | 6 km NNW | 1° | -3° | 43 mm |
| DomeikavaKaunas | 7 km N | 1° | -3° | 42 mm |