Hlybokaye weather in December

In December, Hlybokaye sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 6 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hlybokaye's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hlybokaye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
9:38 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Hlybokaye is city in Belarus.

Founded
1414

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Hlybokaye reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-3
20-3
30-3
40-3
50-3
60-4
70-4
80-4
90-4
100-4
110-4
12-1-4
13-1-4
14-1-4
15-1-4
16-1-5
17-1-5
18-1-5
19-1-5
20-1-5
21-1-5
22-1-5
23-1-5
24-1-5
25-2-5
26-2-5
27-2-6
28-2-6
29-2-6
30-2-6
31-2-6

How December really feels in Hlybokaye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
18 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hlybokaye weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4110.79.67.50.0
Feb-2° / -7°379.58.69.20.0
Mar / -3°39105.911.40.1
Apr11° / 47101.913.82.8
May17° / 6311.70.215.85.4
Jun21° / 11°7712.30176.0
Jul23° / 13°8412.3016.56.4
Aug22° / 12°7311014.76.4
Sep16° / 6010.3012.54.9
Oct / 6011.41.410.21.9
Nov / -1°4610.548.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°4210.68.770.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
101090
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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20991
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31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hlybokaye gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13423
23423
33424
43424
53324
63325
73325
83326
93326
103327
113327
123327
133328
143328
153329
163329
173329
183430
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203430
213430
223530
233530
243530
253530
263530
273630
283630
293630
303630
313630

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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8100
9100
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11100
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15100
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18100
19100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 6 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:20 AM to 9:44 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:204:38
27.39:224:37
37.29:234:36
47.29:254:36
57.29:264:35
67.19:274:35
77.19:294:34
87.19:304:34
97.09:314:33
107.09:324:33
117.09:334:33
127.09:354:33
136.99:364:32
146.99:374:32
156.99:374:32
166.99:384:33
176.99:394:33
186.99:404:33
196.99:404:33
206.99:414:33
216.99:424:34
226.99:424:34
236.99:434:35
246.99:434:35
256.99:434:36
266.99:444:37
276.99:444:37
286.99:444:38
296.99:444:39
306.99:444:40
316.99:444:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.36 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
20.4Dim
30.4Dim
40.4Dim
50.4Dim
60.4Dim
70.4Dim
80.4Dim
90.4Dim
100.4Dim
110.4Dim
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140.3Dim
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170.3Dim
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310.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Hlybokaye?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hlybokaye.

What to pack for Hlybokaye in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Hlybokaye sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hlybokaye in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hlybokaye peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hlybokaye?

Hlybokaye sits at 55.1°N, 27.7°E, 157 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Pastavy, 55 km away.

PastavyLyepyel’NovopolotskPolotskVileykaVisaginasLogoyskMaladziečna

Topography around Hlybokaye

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hlybokaye.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hlybokaye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m.

The land around Hlybokaye is covered by cropland (31%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
208 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Pastavy 55 km · Lyepyel’ 70 km · Novopolotsk 71 km · Polotsk 79 km · Vileyka 88 km · Visaginas 94 km · Logoysk 104 km · Maladziečna 106 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hlybokaye (55.1393°, 27.6914°, elevation 157 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).