Weather in Geneva in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Geneva;
Average weather
Average temperature in Geneva in December
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -8°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +9°C.
Is Geneva warm or cold in December?
Geneva is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Geneva, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Geneva in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +6°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -13°C | -18°C | -20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +16°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 120 mm | 125 mm | 97 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 81% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +9°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 120 mm to 125 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Geneva is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Geneva.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Geneva?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Geneva in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+18°C). The driest year was 1989 with only 1095 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1882 mm.
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Monthly weather in Geneva
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Geneva, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.