Canton of Geneva · Switzerland
Geneva in December
In December, Geneva averages a daytime high of 4 °C and a night-time low of -1 °C, with about 90 mm of rain over the month. Geneva has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 4 °C
- Average low
- -1 °C
- Rain in the month
- 90 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 8 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 116
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Geneva
December is tied for the coolest month in Geneva by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 4 °C to 25 °C and the lows from -2 °C to 13 °C. By day, December is 4 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 90 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 85 mm (1017 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 8 h 40 min, against 8 h 40 min at the shortest and 15 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 °C | -2 °C | 74 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -2 °C | 65 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 1 °C | 62 mm | |
| April | 14 °C | 4 °C | 72 mm | |
| May | 18 °C | 8 °C | 91 mm | |
| June | 22 °C | 11 °C | 91 mm | |
| July | 25 °C | 13 °C | 89 mm | |
| August | 24 °C | 13 °C | 98 mm | |
| September | 19 °C | 9 °C | 92 mm | |
| October | 14 °C | 6 °C | 93 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 2 °C | 100 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -1 °C | 90 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Geneva?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 4 °C is below 18 °C and about 90 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Geneva meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Switzerland in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Geneva
This guide lists 116 places to stay in Geneva: 2 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 114 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 31; 1–3 km, 49; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 13.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.