Early December 1 December
35°F
Typical afternoon high
37% historical wet-day frequency
Lithuania · City
Vilnius region
in December.
Is December a good time?
Cold days.
Similar overnight stays to November.
December averages 35°F afternoons, with about 13 rain days.
- Afternoons
- 35°F
- Rain days
- 13
- Visitor demand
- 67%of August peak
Historical Sostinės regionas regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Vilnius and Trakai; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
4.3/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#11 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather3.3/10Fair
CrowdsBusy seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe; Lithuania-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 35°F (2°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 13 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 7 hours of daylight.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 7 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 08:36 and sets about 15:52 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 26°F (−3°C); afternoons reach about 35°F (2°C). Expect rain on about 13 days in a typical December.
Typical afternoon
35°F (2°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Decembers
Night low
26°F (−3°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
7h 16m
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 35°F on the 1st, versus 33°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 37% to 50% between those dates.
Mid December 15 December
35°F
Typical afternoon high
45% historical wet-day frequency
Late December 31 December
33°F
Typical afternoon high
50% 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: 24 Dec Christmas Eve; 25 Dec Christmas Day; 26 Dec 2nd Day of Christmas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135° | 235° | 335° | 435° | 535° | 635° | |
| 735° | 834° | 935° | 1035° | 1135° | 1235° | 1335° |
| 1435° | 1535° | 1635° | 1735° | 1835° | 1935° | 2035° |
| 2135° | 2235° | 2335° | 2435° | 2535° | 2635° | 2735° |
| 2835° | 2935° | 3034° | 3133° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons hold at about 35°F (2°C) all month. The chance of a wet day runs 37–52%. Local schools are out 23–31 December 2026.
Schools here are off 23–31 December 2026 (Christmas holidays). Public holidays: 24 Dec Christmas Eve; 25 Dec Christmas Day; 26 Dec 2nd Day of Christmas. 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?
Busy season. December averages 67% of August's overnight stays per day. Similar overnight stays to November.
Overnight stays across Sostinės regionas do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.
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.
Lithuania as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 86 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 26°F (−3°C) and 40°F (4°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 35°F (2°C). Rain days ranged from 10 to 19; half the years had 12–15.
Rain days in each December
Rain days
13
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 16 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
1 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
0 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 | 38°F | 14 |
| 2012 | 26°F | 15 |
| 2013 | 38°F | 13 |
| 2014 | 33°F | 12 |
| 2015 | 39°F | 13 |
| 2016 | 35°F | 15 |
| 2017 | 37°F | 13 |
| 2018 | 33°F | 16 |
| 2019 | 40°F | 13 |
| 2020 | 35°F | 10 |
| 2021 | 30°F | 10 |
| 2022 | 30°F | 16 |
| 2023 | 35°F | 19 |
| 2024 | 38°F | 13 |
| 2025 | 37°F | 11 |
Checked against official climate averages for Vilnius. How we check
Compare dates
November, December
or January?
| Typical conditions | Nov | Dec | Jan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 42°F | 35°F | 30°F |
| Rain days | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Overnight demand | 63% | 67% | 45% |
November: Warmer afternoons than December. November guide →
January: Cooler afternoons than December. Less 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.
January has fewer overnight stays than December, with a similar or higher Weather score.
Your comparison
December or November?
Overnight stays are 63% of the busiest month.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the November guide →| Typical conditions | December | November |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 35°F | 42°F |
| Nights | 26°F | 32°F |
| Rain days | 13 | 12 |
| Visitor season | Busy season | Busy season |
| Overall / 10 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Month rank | #11 | #9 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1 | #12 | 30°F | 21°F | 14 | 3.1 | Moderate season |
| February | 4.7 | #10 | 33°F | 22°F | 9 | 3.7 | Moderate season |
| March | 6.0 | #8 | 43°F | 27°F | 8 | 5.0 | Busy season |
| April | 7.1 | #5 | 55°F | 36°F | 8 | 6.4 | Busy season |
| May | 7.4 | #2 | 65°F | 45°F | 10 | 8.1 | Busy season |
| June | 7.6 | #1 | 73°F | 53°F | 9 | 9.0 | Busy season |
| July | 7.0 | #6 | 75°F | 56°F | 12 | 8.6 | Peak season |
| August | 7.1 | #4 | 74°F | 55°F | 11 | 9.1 | Peak season |
| September | 7.2 | #3 | 65°F | 48°F | 7 | 8.1 | Busy season |
| October | 6.3 | #7 | 52°F | 39°F | 10 | 5.4 | Busy season |
| November | 4.9 | #9 | 42°F | 32°F | 12 | 3.9 | Busy season |
| December | 4.3 | #11 | 35°F | 26°F | 13 | 3.3 | Busy 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.
Central & western Lithuaniaabout 70 miles
Balanced Overall 5.5 · Fair weather, 37°F (3°C) · Moderate season · Cost moderate
Latviaabout 140 miles
Balanced Overall 3.0 · Poor weather, 36°F (2°C) · Moderate season · Cost moderate
PodlaskiePoland · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 5.7 · Fair weather, 37°F (3°C) · Moderate season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Better December weather than Vilnius region
Vilnius region's weather ranks 40 of 41 city regions this month. These city regions outside Lithuania have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Vilnius region.
BerlinGermany · about 510 miles
Fair weather (4.3): 8°F warmer afternoons, pricier
PragueCzechia · about 560 miles
Fair weather (4.6): 8°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days
BratislavaSlovakia · about 570 miles
Fair weather (4.6): 8°F warmer afternoons, 5 fewer rain days, pricier
BudapestHungary · about 570 miles
Fair weather (4.7): 8°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days
LeipzigSaxony · Germany · about 570 miles
Fair weather (4.4): 9°F warmer afternoons, 2 more rain days, pricier
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's busy season, 67% of the busiest month and about average for the year.The figures cover the whole Sostinės regionas region, suburbs included. That means about 7,300 overnight visitors on a typical December night across the region, 36% of them from Lithuania itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 2,300 more: 32 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 52 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Vilnius from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.6°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 8 |
| Busiest month here | August · 12 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 0.8% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 53rd percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 36% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 32 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.1% |
| National hotel-price season | Lithuania historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (−4% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 877,000 |
| Statistical region | LT01 · Sostinės regionas |
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.