Early December 1 December
43°F
Typical afternoon high
27% historical wet-day frequency
Austria · Mountains
Carinthia
in December.
Is December a good time?
Cold days.
More overnight stays than November.
December averages 42°F afternoons, with about 6 rain days.
- Afternoons
- 42°F
- Rain days
- 6
- Visitor demand
- 21%of August peak
Historical Kärnten regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Wörthersee and Klagenfurt; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
6.3/10 · scores & prioritiesThis weather score measures sightseeing comfort. Snow and ski conditions need a separate check.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#8 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather4.8/10Fair
CrowdsLow seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, one of Europe's busiest this month
CostPriceyfor Europe; Austria-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your December
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 42°F (6°C): a warm coat; nights around 27°F (−3°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. About 9 hours of daylight. About 6 rain days in a typical December.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 9 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 07:42 and sets about 16:17 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 27°F (−3°C); afternoons reach about 42°F (6°C). Expect rain on about 6 days in a typical December.
Typical afternoon
42°F (6°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Decembers
Night low
27°F (−3°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
8h 35m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late December?
Early and late December have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 43°F on the 1st, versus 42°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 27% to 21% between those dates.
Mid December 15 December
42°F
Typical afternoon high
19% historical wet-day frequency
Late December 31 December
42°F
Typical afternoon high
21% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2026: 8 Dec Immaculate Conception; 25 Dec Christmas Day; 26 Dec St Stephen's Day.
Daily calendar & holiday datesDecember 2026 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
December 2026 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2026.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143° | 242° | 342° | 442° | 542° | 642° | |
| 742° | 842° | 942° | 1042° | 1142° | 1242° | 1342° |
| 1442° | 1542° | 1642° | 1742° | 1842° | 1943° | 2043° |
| 2143° | 2243° | 2343° | 2443° | 2543° | 2643° | 2742° |
| 2842° | 2942° | 3042° | 3142° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons hold at about 42°F (6°C) all month. The chance of a wet day runs 15–28%. Local schools are out 24–31 December 2026. Christmas markets: typically 13 November – 26 December 2026.
Schools here are off 24–31 December 2026 (Christmas holidays). Public holidays: 8 Dec Immaculate Conception; 25 Dec Christmas Day; 26 Dec St Stephen's Day. Elsewhere in December 2026, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: France 39%, Germany 29%, Italy 35%, Spain 32%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Low season. December averages 21% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than November.
Overnight stays across Kärnten do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, one of Europe's busiest this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
About usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
What's on Christmas markets, typically 13 November – 26 December 2026: evenings and weekends are crowded; city hotels fill on December weekends. Official site.
Austria as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 110 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Year-to-year variation
How much does December vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 38°F (4°C) and 48°F (9°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 42°F (6°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 14; half the years had 4–9.
Rain days in each December
Rain days
6
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 11 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
5 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no December in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
6 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded DecemberHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42°F | 7 |
| 2012 | 38°F | 6 |
| 2013 | 44°F | 4 |
| 2014 | 42°F | 9 |
| 2015 | 48°F | 0 |
| 2016 | 44°F | 0 |
| 2017 | 38°F | 10 |
| 2018 | 42°F | 5 |
| 2019 | 43°F | 8 |
| 2020 | 39°F | 14 |
| 2021 | 39°F | 6 |
| 2022 | 40°F | 11 |
| 2023 | 44°F | 7 |
| 2024 | 43°F | 4 |
| 2025 | 45°F | 3 |
Checked against 29 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
November, December
or January?
| Typical conditions | Nov | Dec | Jan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 49°F | 42°F | 40°F |
| Rain days | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Overnight demand | 9% | 21% | 29% |
November: Warmer afternoons and more rain days than December. Less overnight demand. Check seasonal accommodation and activity openings. November guide →
January: More overnight demand. January guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with December Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. December stays as your reference.
March to April and October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than December, without a substantially busier visitor season.
Your comparison
December or November?
Overnight stays are 9% of the busiest month; check seasonal openings.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the November guide →| Typical conditions | December | November |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 42°F | 49°F |
| Nights | 27°F | 34°F |
| Rain days | 6 | 9 |
| Visitor season | Low season | Off season |
| Overall / 10 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Month rank | #8 | #12 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2 | #9 | 40°F | 24°F | 7 | 4.7 | Low season |
| February | 6.1 | #11 | 44°F | 26°F | 6 | 4.7 | Moderate season |
| March | 7.0 | #6 | 53°F | 32°F | 7 | 5.8 | Low season |
| April | 7.5 | #1 | 61°F | 39°F | 8 | 7.1 | Low season |
| May | 7.4 | #3 | 67°F | 46°F | 14 | 7.3 | Low season |
| June | 7.3 | #4 | 76°F | 55°F | 12 | 8.5 | Moderate season |
| July | 6.4 | #7 | 79°F | 57°F | 13 | 8.3 | Peak season |
| August | 6.1 | #10 | 78°F | 56°F | 11 | 8.3 | Peak season |
| September | 7.4 | #2 | 69°F | 50°F | 10 | 8.0 | Moderate season |
| October | 7.3 | #5 | 60°F | 42°F | 9 | 6.6 | Low season |
| November | 5.7 | #12 | 49°F | 34°F | 9 | 5.0 | Off season |
| December | 6.3 | #8 | 42°F | 27°F | 6 | 4.8 | Low season |
Near here
Nearby places in December
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Ljubljana, Lake Bled & western Sloveniaabout 50 miles
Balanced Overall 6.8 · Fair weather, 46°F (8°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
SalzburgAustria · about 60 miles
Balanced Overall 5.1 · Fair weather, 42°F (5°C) · Busy season · Cost pricey
TyrolInnsbruck · Austria · about 120 miles
Balanced Overall 5.1 · Fair weather, 40°F (5°C) · Busy season · Cost pricey
Venice & the VenetoItaly · about 130 miles
Balanced Overall 4.0 · Poor weather, 50°F (10°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Munich & Upper BavariaGermany · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 5.8 · Fair weather, 43°F (6°C) · Moderate season · Cost pricey
Elsewhere in Europe
Better December weather than Carinthia
Carinthia's weather ranks 11 of 28 mountain regions this month. These mountain regions outside Austria have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Carinthia.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's low season, 21% of the busiest month and 45% below its average month. That means about 17,000 overnight visitors on a typical December night across the region, 38% of them from Austria itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 4,700 more: 28 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 59 |
| How our weather was checked | 29 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (1.1°C), night lows within 1°F (0.5°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 30 |
| Busiest month here | August · 140 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.9% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 95th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 38% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 28 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 3.7% |
| National hotel-price season | Austria historical 2024–2025 index: A little above usual (+6% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 570,000 |
| Statistical region | AT21 · Kärnten |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.