Climate averages 1991–2020
České Budějovice weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in České Budějovice: daytime highs average 3.4°C and nights cool to about -1.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Linz (76 km away). In December its highs average 3.9°C, 0.5°C warmer than České Budějovice, with 57 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Czechia, České Budějovice ranks 3rd of 12 for the warmest December highs and joint 3rd of 12 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 12 cities is 2.9°C; České Budějovice is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 2.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 40 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
České Budějovice climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.5°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 40 | 9.7 | 8.79 h |
| February | 4.4°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 32 | 8.3 | 10.110 h |
| March | 8.6°C-0.3°C | -0.3°C | 47 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.0°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 43 | 9.3 | 13.714 h |
| May | 18.0°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 75 | 12.7 | 15.315 h |
| June | 21.3°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 78 | 13.3 | 16.116 h |
| July | 23.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 90 | 13.5 | 15.816 h |
| August | 23.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 79 | 11.1 | 14.414 h |
| September | 18.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 60 | 9.6 | 12.713 h |
| October | 13.5°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 48 | 9.0 | 10.811 h |
| November | 7.6°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 42 | 8.8 | 9.29 h |
| December, selected | 3.4°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 40 | 9.9 | 8.38 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Linz in DecemberAustria · 76 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low -1.6°C · 57 mm rain
- Pilsen in DecemberCzechia · 117 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -1.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Prague in DecemberCzechia · 124 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -1.0°C · 41 mm rain
- Pardubice in DecemberCzechia · 151 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -1.6°C · 49 mm rain
- Brno in DecemberCzechia · 157 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -2.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Vienna in DecemberAustria · 164 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -1.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Salzburg in DecemberAustria · 168 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -3.9°C · 121 mm rain
- Hradec Králové in DecemberCzechia · 169 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -1.7°C · 50 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for České Budějovice) is explained once on the České Budějovice year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.