Early December 1 December
40°F
Typical afternoon high
32% historical wet-day frequency
Poland · Countryside
Is December a good time?
December averages 40°F afternoons, with about 11 rain days.
Historical Łódzkie regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#11 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your December
Afternoons around 40°F (4°C): a warm coat; nights around 30°F (−1°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 11 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 8 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 07:42 and sets about 15:33 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 30°F (−1°C); afternoons reach about 40°F (4°C). Expect rain on about 11 days in a typical December.
Early, middle or late?
Early and late December have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 40°F on the 1st, versus 39°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 32% to 41% between those dates.
40°F
Typical afternoon high
32% historical wet-day frequency
40°F
Typical afternoon high
34% historical wet-day frequency
39°F
Typical afternoon high
41% 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.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2026.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140° | 239° | 339° | 439° | 539° | 639° | |
| 739° | 839° | 939° | 1039° | 1140° | 1240° | 1340° |
| 1440° | 1540° | 1640° | 1740° | 1840° | 1940° | 2040° |
| 2141° | 2241° | 2341° | 2441° | 2541° | 2641° | 2740° |
| 2840° | 2940° | 3040° | 3139° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 39°F (4°C) in the first week to 40°F (5°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 32–42%.
No school holidays here in December 2026. 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.)
Visitor season
Steady all year. December averages 65% of August's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Łódzkie do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, quieter than most of Europe this month.
Hotel price season
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.
Year-to-year variation
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 33°F (1°C) and 46°F (8°C); in 11 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 40°F (4°C). Rain days ranged from 3 to 20; half the years had 8–14.
Rain days in each December
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41°F | 12 |
| 2012 | 33°F | 9 |
| 2013 | 42°F | 8 |
| 2014 | 38°F | 13 |
| 2015 | 46°F | 8 |
| 2016 | 39°F | 12 |
| 2017 | 40°F | 14 |
| 2018 | 39°F | 20 |
| 2019 | 43°F | 8 |
| 2020 | 41°F | 6 |
| 2021 | 36°F | 11 |
| 2022 | 37°F | 15 |
| 2023 | 40°F | 14 |
| 2024 | 41°F | 7 |
| 2025 | 41°F | 3 |
Checked against official climate averages for Lodz-Lublinek. How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Nov | Dec | Jan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 46°F | 40°F | 36°F |
| Rain days | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Overnight demand | 82% | 65% | 58% |
November: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than December. November guide →
January: Cooler afternoons and more rain days than December. January guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. December stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. March to October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than December.
Your comparison
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the November guide →| Typical conditions | December | November |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 40°F | 46°F |
| Nights | 30°F | 35°F |
| Rain days | 11 | 9 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Month rank | #11 | #9 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4 | #12 | 36°F | 26°F | 13 | 3.8 | Steady all year |
| February | 5.7 | #10 | 40°F | 26°F | 8 | 4.3 | Steady all year |
| March | 6.3 | #8 | 49°F | 31°F | 8 | 5.7 | Steady all year |
| April | 7.0 | #6 | 59°F | 39°F | 8 | 7.1 | Steady all year |
| May | 7.6 | #5 | 68°F | 46°F | 8 | 8.2 | Steady all year |
| June | 7.9 | #1 | 76°F | 54°F | 9 | 8.9 | Steady all year |
| July | 7.8 | #3 | 78°F | 57°F | 10 | 8.6 | Steady all year |
| August | 7.9 | #2 | 78°F | 56°F | 9 | 8.8 | Steady all year |
| September | 7.7 | #4 | 69°F | 49°F | 8 | 8.6 | Steady all year |
| October | 6.7 | #7 | 58°F | 42°F | 7 | 6.6 | Steady all year |
| November | 5.9 | #9 | 46°F | 35°F | 9 | 5.0 | Steady all year |
| December | 5.5 | #11 | 40°F | 30°F | 11 | 4.2 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Holy CrossŚwiętokrzyskie · Poland · about 80 miles
Balanced Overall 5.5 · Fair weather, 39°F (4°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
WarsawPoland · about 80 miles
Balanced Overall 5.0 · Fair weather, 39°F (4°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Kraków & Lesser Polandabout 130 miles
Balanced Overall 5.6 · Fair weather, 40°F (4°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Wrocław & Lower SilesiaPoland · about 130 miles
Balanced Overall 5.6 · Fair weather, 41°F (5°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Gdańsk & PomeraniaPoland · about 190 miles
Balanced Overall 3.0 · Poor weather, 40°F (5°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Łódź's weather ranks 78 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Poland have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Łódź.
Southern & eastern Serbiaabout 570 miles
Good weather (5.2): 6°F warmer afternoons, cheaper
Northwest Bulgariaabout 600 miles
Good weather (5.4): 6°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, cheaper
Veliko Tarnovo & north-central Bulgariaabout 640 miles
Good weather (5.3): 6°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days, cheaper
UmbriaItaly · about 680 miles
Good weather (6.0): 13°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days, pricier
TuscanyFlorence, Siena · Italy · about 680 miles
Good weather (5.9): 15°F warmer afternoons
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 65% of the busiest and 17% below average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are. That means about 6,300 overnight visitors on a typical December night across the region, 88% of them from Poland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 2,500 more: 39 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 56 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Lodz-Lublinek from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.4°C), night lows within 1°F (0.4°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 3 |
| Busiest month here | August · 4 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 0.3% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 8th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 88% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 39 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 0.4% |
| National hotel-price season | Poland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (+1% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 2.3 million |
| Statistical region | PL71 · Łódzkie |
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.