Weather in Ostrava in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Ostrava;
Average weather
Average temperature in Ostrava in December
The temperature in December is +3°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +12°C during the day and a minimum of -17°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 38% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +1°C to +12°C.
Is Ostrava warm or cold in December?
Ostrava is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +7°C to +3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to -2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Ostrava, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ostrava in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +3°C | +1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -18°C | -27°C | -28°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +16°C | +13°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 37 mm | 26 mm | 20 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 85% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | 22 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +7°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +3°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 37 mm to 26 mm. Humidity rises from 84% to 85%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Ostrava is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Ostrava.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Ostrava?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ostrava in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (-1°C) and the highest in 2015 (+9°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 82 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ostrava, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.