Climate averages 1991–2020
Bratislava weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Bratislava: daytime highs average 3.6°C and nights cool to about -1.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 26 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Vienna (55 km away). In December its highs average 3.8°C, about as warm as Bratislava, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in Slovakia, Bratislava ranks 1st of 6 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 6 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 6 cities is 2.3°C; Bratislava is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 2.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 40 mm to 35 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
Bratislava climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 35 | 7.9 | 8.89 h |
| February | 5.5°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 33 | 7.8 | 10.210 h |
| March | 10.2°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 42 | 8.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.0°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 44 | 8.1 | 13.614 h |
| May | 20.4°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 68 | 11.1 | 15.215 h |
| June | 24.1°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 73 | 11.3 | 16.016 h |
| July | 26.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 78 | 11.6 | 15.616 h |
| August | 26.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 67 | 9.5 | 14.314 h |
| September | 20.7°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 67 | 9.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.0°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 47 | 8.7 | 10.911 h |
| November | 8.9°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 46 | 8.8 | 9.39 h |
| December, selected | 3.6°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 40 | 8.4 | 8.48 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
- Vienna in DecemberAustria · 55 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -1.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Győr in DecemberHungary · 65 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low -1.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Nitra in DecemberSlovakia · 75 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -1.8°C · 43 mm rain
- Szombathely in DecemberHungary · 108 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -2.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Brno in DecemberCzechia · 122 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -2.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Zlín in DecemberCzechia · 127 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -2.1°C · 49 mm rain
- Székesfehérvár in DecemberHungary · 144 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -1.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Olomouc in DecemberCzechia · 161 kmHigh 2.2°C · Low -2.7°C · 39 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 Bratislava) is explained once on the Bratislava year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.