Ivanovo weather in December

In December, Ivanovo sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ivanovo's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ivanovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
9:29 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ivanovo is city in Belarus.

Founded
1350

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 -0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ivanovo reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
41-2
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
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How December really feels in Ivanovo

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
3 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ivanovo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°359.36.680.0
Feb / -5°339.179.50.0
Mar / -1°409.9411.50.6
Apr13° / 469.91.213.63.7
May19° / 6912.1015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6912.2016.46.2
Jul24° / 14°8912.80166.5
Aug24° / 13°609.6014.46.9
Sep18° / 579.3012.45.7
Oct12° / 489.40.510.43.0
Nov / 439.13.38.50.4
Dec / -4°4210.26.37.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41288
51288
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71288
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91288
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ivanovo gets around 42 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 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22817
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42918
53018
63018
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:12 AM to 9:35 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.89:125:03
27.89:145:02
37.89:155:02
47.79:165:01
57.79:185:01
67.79:195:00
77.79:205:00
87.69:215:00
97.69:225:00
107.69:234:59
117.69:244:59
127.69:254:59
137.59:264:59
147.59:274:59
157.59:284:59
167.59:294:59
177.59:294:59
187.59:305:00
197.59:315:00
207.59:315:00
217.59:325:01
227.59:325:01
237.59:335:02
247.59:335:02
257.59:345:03
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287.59:345:05
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317.59:355:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.52 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ivanovo?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ivanovo.

What to pack for Ivanovo in December

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

In December, Ivanovo sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°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 Ivanovo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ivanovo peaks around July 17 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 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ivanovo?

Ivanovo sits at 52.1°N, 25.5°E, 142 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Pinsk, 37 km away.

PinskByarozaIvatsevichiKobrynPruzhanyLuninyetsVarashSlonim

Topography around Ivanovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ivanovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Ivanovo is covered by cropland (49%), artificial surfaces (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
82 m
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December weather nearby: Pinsk 37 km · Byaroza 57 km · Ivatsevichi 64 km · Kobryn 80 km · Pruzhany 86 km · Luninyets 87 km · Varash 92 km · Slonim 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 Ivanovo (52.1472°, 25.532°, elevation 142 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).