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Zurich weather in December

Weather in Zurich: December

Average day temperature: 39.6°F
Average night temperature: 32.5°F
Sea water temperature: 45.5°F
Number of sunny days: 9 days
Day length: 8.4 - 8.7 hours
Number of days with precipitation: 6 days
Precipitation totals: 2.6 in.

Air temperature in December, °F

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56
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Day temperature   
Night temperature

The highest day temperature during December of 2024 was 49°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was 23°F. Daily and nightly averages during December were 39.1°F and 32.1°F.

Sea water temperature in Zurich in December, °F

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56

The average sea water temperature in December of 2024 was 45.8°F. The highest and lowest sea temperatures during the month were 48.4°F and 43.5°F.

Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days
Partly cloudy days
Cloudy days
23%
23%
55%

Mostly all days in December are cloudy but sunny and partly cloudy days are also possible.

Precipitation total in December, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.6
1.2
1.8
2.3
2.9
3.5
4.1
4.7
1.9
2.0
1.6
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.4
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.6
2.7
1.9
2.0
1.6
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.4
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.6

Precipitation total value in Zurich in December is 2.7 in. Other months of the year show relatively similar values.

Wind speed in December, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.9
1.7
2.6
3.4
4.3
5.1
6.0
3.7
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.9
4.1
4.7
4.7
5.0
4.8
4.5
3.9
3.7
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.9
4.1
4.7
4.7
5.0
4.8
4.5

The average wind speed value in December is 3.9 mph

Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.5
3.0
4.5
6.0
7.5
9.0
10.5
4.0
6.2
7.2
8.0
8.5
8.7
6.5
5.7
6.1
5.1
3.6
3.2
4.0
6.2
7.2
8.0
8.5
8.7
6.5
5.7
6.1
5.1
3.6

This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in December is: 3.2.

Best time for vacation in Zurich

Sunniest months:
August 17 days
July 15 days
September 14 days
Warmest months:
July 76.8 °F
August 76.5 °F
June 74.1 °F
Warmest sea temp:
August 69.7 °F
July 68.9 °F
September 65.2 °F
Coldest months:
January 38.2 °F
December 39.6 °F
February 42.1 °F
Rainiest months:
May 6 days
July 6 days
June 6 days
Windiest months:
March 4.9 mph
May 4.9 mph
April 4.8 mph

Zurich on a weather map

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24 Hours Forecast
Zurich
Local time: 23:32
April 26, saturday
0000
41°F
W
2 mph
0300
41°F
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4 mph
0600
43°F
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4 mph
0900
48°F
SW
4 mph
1200
57°F
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6 mph
1500
59°F
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8 mph
1800
57°F
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7 mph
2100
52°F
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6 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F