Košice Weather in December
Košice in December
The short of it: Košice in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 32 mm · daylight 8 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Košice an average December high of 2°, a low of -3° and some 32 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 2°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 17 min in mid-December, 48 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Košice runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Čaňa, 13 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Košice, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ČaňaKošice Region | 13 km SSE | 2° | -3° | 33 mm |
| Moldava nad BodvouKošice Region | 22 km WSW | 2° | -3° | 31 mm |
| GelnicaKošice Region | 28 km NW | 1° | -4° | 36 mm |
| SečovceKošice Region | 30 km E | 3° | -3° | 39 mm |
| PrešovPrešov Region | 32 km N | 2° | -3° | 33 mm |
| TrebišovKošice Region | 35 km ESE | 3° | -3° | 40 mm |
| KrompachyKošice Region | 36 km NW | 1° | -5° | 40 mm |
| Veľký ŠarišPrešov Region | 37 km N | 2° | -4° | 33 mm |