🇦🇹 Weather in Vienna in December
This is what the weather in Vienna (Austria) was like in December in 2016–2025.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
4.2 °C
3.1 °C – 5.3 °C
Avg. night-time low
-1.8 °C
-3.4 °C – -0.8 °C
Avg. rain days in period
9.7
31 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
48.3 mm
21.4 mm – 94.5 mm
Avg. cloud cover
80 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 15.8 °C (31 Dec 2022) · Lowest temperature -14.0 °C (4 Dec 2023) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 15Sunny
- 58Partly cloudy
- 140Cloudy
- 74Light rain
- 23Rain
Summary
- On average 4.2 °C during the day and -1.8 °C at night.
- On average 9.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 48.3 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2019 (avg. 5.3 °C), coolest: 2021 (avg. 3.1 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (94.5 mm), driest: 2025 (21.4 mm).
- Extremes: 15.8 °C on 31 Dec 2022 and -14.0 °C on 4 Dec 2023.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2025
Avg. max4.9°Avg. min-0.8°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 21.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 80 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.2 °C · Min -6.2 °C
2024
Avg. max4.8°Avg. min-1.2°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 25.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 68 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.8 °C · Min -3.8 °C
2023
Avg. max5.2°Avg. min-0.9°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 94.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 86 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.3 °C · Min -14.0 °C
2022
Avg. max3.8°Avg. min-2.1°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 37.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 88 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 15.8 °C · Min -9.2 °C
2021
Avg. max3.1°Avg. min-2.4°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 47.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 81 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.1 °C · Min -6.0 °C
2020
Avg. max3.3°Avg. min-1.5°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 65.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 87 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 12.9 °C · Min -5.3 °C
2019
Avg. max5.3°Avg. min-0.9°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 51.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.9 °C · Min -5.4 °C
2018
Avg. max4.0°Avg. min-1.6°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 69.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 86 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.3 °C · Min -5.5 °C
2017
Avg. max4.0°Avg. min-2.7°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 46.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.3 °C · Min -6.9 °C
2016
Avg. max3.4°Avg. min-3.4°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 24.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.8 °C · Min -7.5 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Vienna in December?
- Daytime highs averaged 4.2 °C, night-time lows -1.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 15.8 °C (31 Dec 2022), the lowest -14.0 °C (4 Dec 2023).
- How often does it rain in Vienna in December?
- On average there were 9.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 48.3 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)