Pastavy weather in December

In December, Pastavy sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 4% 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 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pastavy's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pastavy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
9:42 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pastavy is city in Belarus.

Founded
1409

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 Pastavy 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 -8°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)
11-3
20-3
30-3
40-3
50-3
60-3
70-3
80-4
90-4
100-4
110-4
120-4
130-4
14-1-4
15-1-4
16-1-4
17-1-5
18-1-5
19-1-5
20-1-5
21-1-5
22-1-5
23-1-5
24-1-5
25-1-5
26-2-5
27-2-5
28-2-6
29-2-6
30-2-6
31-2-6

How December really feels in Pastavy

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
17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Pastavy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4010.59.37.50.0
Feb-2° / -7°379.88.59.30.0
Mar / -3°39105.611.40.1
Apr11° / 469.51.813.82.8
May17° / 6611.90.115.85.3
Jun21° / 12°7512.60175.9
Jul23° / 14°8913.3016.56.3
Aug22° / 13°7611.4014.76.3
Sep16° / 5910.7012.54.9
Oct10° / 5911.31.310.21.9
Nov / -1°4310.14.48.10.0
Dec-1° / -4°4310.88.270.0

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 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161090
17991
18991
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20991
21991
22991
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27892
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29793
30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Pastavy gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13322
23422
33423
43423
53423
63424
73524
83525
93525
103525
113526
123526
133426
143427
153427
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203528
213528
223528
233528
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253529
263629
273629
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
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
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 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:23 AM to 9:47 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:234:41
27.39:254:41
37.29:264:40
47.29:284:39
57.29:294:39
67.19:314:38
77.19:324:38
87.19:334:37
97.09:344:37
107.09:364:37
117.09:374:36
127.09:384:36
137.09:394:36
146.99:404:36
156.99:414:36
166.99:424:36
176.99:424:36
186.99:434:36
196.99:444:37
206.99:444:37
216.99:454:37
226.99:454:38
236.99:464:38
246.99:464:39
256.99:474:40
266.99:474:40
276.99:474:41
286.99:474:42
296.99:474:43
306.99:474:43
317.09:474:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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30.4Dim
40.4Dim
50.4Dim
60.4Dim
70.4Dim
80.4Dim
90.4Dim
100.4Dim
110.4Dim
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260.4Dim
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310.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pastavy?

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 Pastavy.

What to pack for Pastavy in December

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

In December, Pastavy sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -4°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 Pastavy 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 Pastavy 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
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pastavy?

Pastavy sits at 55.1°N, 26.8°E, 140 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Hlybokaye, 55 km away.

HlybokayeVisaginasVileykaSmarhońAstraviecDaugavpilsUtenaMaladziečna

Topography around Pastavy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pastavy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Pastavy is covered by trees (47%) within 3 km, trees (47%), cropland (30%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
220 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Hlybokaye 55 km · Visaginas 59 km · Vileyka 70 km · Smarhoń 76 km · Astraviec 79 km · Daugavpils 87 km · Utena 89 km · Maladziečna 89 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 Pastavy (55.1168°, 26.8326°, elevation 140 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).