December Temperature Averages in European Cities

Average temperatures for December at major cities throughout Europe are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

The cities range from Amsterdam to Zurich and from Reykjavík to İstanbul. They are listed alphabetically and you can jump ahead to the section for Amsterdam to Kiev, Leeds to Pristina and Reykjavík to Zurich.

Included in this list are Europe's national capitals plus cities with a metropolitan population of over one million people.

The tables give the normal maximum and minimum monthly temperatures based on historical weather data collected over a long period, in most cases 30 years.

Average December temperatures
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
44	35	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6	2
52	34	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	11	1
59	48	Athens, Greece	15	9
58	42	Barcelona, Spain	14	6
42	32	Belgrade, Serbia	6	0
40	31	Berlin, Germany	4	0
45	35	Birmingham, United Kingdom	7	2
38	29	Bratislava, Slovakia	4	-2
43	35	Brussels, Belgium	6	2
39	27	Bucharest, Romania	4	-3
39	31	Budapest, Hungary	4	-1
37	27	Chisinau, Moldova	3	-3
43	33	Cologne, Germany	6	1
39	32	Copenhagen, Denmark	4	0
47	37	Dublin, Ireland	8	3
43	34	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6	1
40	32	Hamburg, Germany	5	0
31	21	Helsinki, Finland	-1	-6
53	43	İstanbul, Turkey	11	6
21	10	Kazan, Russia	-6	-12
32	24	Kyiv, Ukraine	0	-5

Average daily temperatures in December
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
42	34	Leeds, United Kingdom	6	1
44	35	Lille, France	6	2
59	49	Lisbon, Portugal	15	10
38	29	Ljubljana, Slovenia	3	-2
47	38	London, United Kingdom	8	3
38	30	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	3	-1
45	35	Lyon, France	7	2
50	39	Madrid, Spain	10	4
45	35	Manchester, United Kingdom	7	2
53	39	Marseille, France	12	4
44	32	Milan, Italy	6	0
29	21	Minsk, Belarus	-2	-6
57	43	Monaco, Monaco	14	6
26	17	Moscow, Russia	-4	-9
39	28	Munich, Germany	4	-2
57	42	Naples, Italy	14	6
57	43	Nice, France	14	6
22	13	Nizhny & Novgorod, Russia	-5	-11
31	22	Oslo, Norway	-1	-6
46	38	Paris, France	8	3
52	37	Podgorica, Montenegro	11	3
35	26	Prague, Czech Republic	2	-3
39	26	Pristina, Kosovo	4	-3

December temperatures: daily averages
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
36	27	Reykjavík, Iceland	2	-3
32	23	Riga, Latvia	0	-5
56	38	Rome, Italy	13	3
35	26	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	2	-3
44	35	Rotterdam, Netherlands	7	1
28	19	Saint Petersburg, Russia	-2	-7
22	11	Samara, Russia	-6	-11
48	35	San Marino, San Marino	9	2
38	27	Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina	4	-3
43	30	Skopje, Macedonia	6	-1
39	27	Sofia, Bulgaria	4	-3
34	26	Stockholm, Sweden	1	-3
33	24	Tallinn, Estonia	0	-5
55	37	Tirana, Albania	13	3
46	29	Turin, Italy	8	-2
19	5	Ufa, Russia	-7	-15
41	29	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	5	-1
62	52	Valletta, Malta	17	11
38	31	Vienna, Austria	4	-1
31	23	Vilnius, Lithuania	-1	-5
29	19	Volgograd, Russia	-2	-7
35	26	Warsaw, Poland	1	-3
40	29	Zagreb, Croatia	5	-2
39	29	Zurich, Switzerland	4	-2

Average December Temperatures for Cities in Europe

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