Weather in Linz in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Linz;
Average weather
Average temperature in Linz in December
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -10°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +1°C to +5°C.
Is Linz warm or cold in December?
Linz is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +4°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to -1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Linz, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Linz in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +4°C | +3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -13°C | -20°C | -23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 49 mm | 38 mm | 34 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 87% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||
December weather is still as bad as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +4°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 49 mm to 38 mm. Humidity rises from 86% to 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in November to 1 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Linz is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Linz.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Linz?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Linz 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 2018 (+16°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 478 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1209 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Linz, 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.