Smaliavičy weather in December

In December, Smaliavičy sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 7.2 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 6% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Smaliavičy's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smaliavičy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
9:29 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Smaliavičy is city in Belarus.

Density
1,379/km²
people per km²
Founded
1448

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 Smaliavičy 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 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)
10-3
20-3
30-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-4
80-4
90-4
10-1-4
11-1-4
12-1-5
13-1-5
14-1-5
15-1-5
16-1-5
17-1-5
18-1-5
19-1-5
20-1-5
21-2-6
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23-2-6
24-2-6
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28-2-6
29-2-6
30-2-6
31-2-6

How December really feels in Smaliavičy

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
22 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Smaliavičy 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-3° / -7°389.88.57.70.0
Feb-2° / -7°348.98.29.40.0
Mar / -3°389.55.411.50.1
Apr12° / 459.51.313.73.0
May18° / 6512.20.115.75.4
Jun21° / 12°7613.1016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8512.9016.36.4
Aug22° / 12°6810.8014.66.6
Sep17° / 519.7012.55.1
Oct10° / 5110.30.910.22.1
Nov / -1°439.44.38.30.1
Dec-1° / -5°389.67.87.20.0

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 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
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311090

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Smaliavičy gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12922
23023
33023
43024
53024
63025
73025
83025
93026
103026
113126
123126
133126
143126
153126
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213226
223226
233226
243226
253326
263326
273427
283427
293427
303427
313427

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 (%)
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 4:43 PM to 4:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.59:124:43
27.59:144:42
37.49:154:41
47.49:164:41
57.49:184:40
67.39:194:40
77.39:204:39
87.39:214:39
97.39:234:39
107.29:244:38
117.29:254:38
127.29:264:38
137.29:274:38
147.29:284:38
157.29:294:38
167.19:294:38
177.19:304:38
187.19:314:38
197.19:324:39
207.19:324:39
217.19:334:39
227.19:334:40
237.19:344:40
247.19:344:41
257.19:344:42
267.19:354:42
277.19:354:43
287.19:354:44
297.29:354:45
307.29:354:45
317.29:354:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.43 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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40.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Smaliavičy?

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 Smaliavičy.

What to pack for Smaliavičy in December

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

In December, Smaliavičy sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -5°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 Smaliavičy 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 Smaliavičy peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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 15UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Smaliavičy?

Smaliavičy sits at 54.0°N, 28.1°E, 175 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Horad Zhodzina, 18 km away.

BarysawMinskZaslawyeMar’ina GorkaFanipol

Topography around Smaliavičy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smaliavičy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Smaliavičy is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
218 m
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December weather nearby: Horad Zhodzina 18 km · Kalodzishchy 22 km · Logoysk 25 km · Barysaw 35 km · Minsk 37 km · Zaslawye 54 km · Mar’ina Gorka 57 km · Fanipol 58 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 Smaliavičy (54.0249°, 28.0894°, elevation 175 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).