Horki weather in December

In December, Horki sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Horki's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
9:20 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Horki is city in Belarus.

Density
1,310/km²
people per km²
Founded
1544

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 -1°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Horki reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°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)
10-4
2-1-4
3-1-4
4-1-4
5-1-5
6-1-5
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-2-5
13-2-5
14-2-6
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30-2-7
31-2-7

How December really feels in Horki

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
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Horki weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°4210.19.97.70.0
Feb-2° / -8°399.49.19.30.0
Mar / -4°419.96.511.50.1
Apr11° / 459.11.313.72.9
May18° / 7212.10.115.75.4
Jun21° / 12°7612.3016.86.0
Jul23° / 14°9213.5016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°7210.6014.76.6
Sep17° / 559.8012.55.0
Oct / 5811.21.510.21.9
Nov / -2°4710.14.98.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4110.29.47.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4892
5892
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7892
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9892
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Horki gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23326
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43227
53228
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83229
93129
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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
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5100
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8100
9100
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18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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1816light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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2816light breeze
2916light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 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 9:02 AM to 9:25 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.59:024:30
27.49:034:29
37.49:054:28
47.49:064:28
57.39:084:27
67.39:094:27
77.39:104:26
87.29:114:26
97.29:134:25
107.29:144:25
117.29:154:25
127.19:164:25
137.19:174:25
147.19:184:25
157.19:194:25
167.19:204:25
177.19:204:25
187.19:214:25
197.19:224:26
207.19:224:26
217.19:234:26
227.19:234:27
237.19:244:27
247.19:244:28
257.19:254:28
267.19:254:29
277.19:254:30
287.19:254:31
297.19:254:31
307.19:254:32
317.19:254:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.41 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.4Dim
40.4Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Horki?

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 Horki.

What to pack for Horki in December

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

In December, Horki sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Horki 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 Horki peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Horki?

Horki sits at 54.3°N, 31.0°E, 182 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Orsha, 45 km away.

OrshaMogilevKrychawSmolenskBykhovKlimovichiVitebskRoslavl’

Topography around Horki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Horki is covered by cropland (47%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Orsha 45 km · Mogilev 59 km · Krychaw 79 km · Smolensk 88 km · Bykhov 98 km · Klimovichi 99 km · Vitebsk 112 km · Roslavl’ 128 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 Horki (54.2861°, 30.986°, elevation 182 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).