Smarhoń weather in December

In December, Smarhoń sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 7.1 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 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Smarhoń's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smarhoń's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
9:39 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Smarhoń is city in Belarus.

Density
1,651/km²
people per km²
Founded
1503

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 Smarhoń 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 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)
11-3
21-3
31-3
40-3
50-3
60-3
70-3
80-3
90-4
100-4
110-4
120-4
130-4
140-4
150-4
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
26-1-5
27-1-5
28-1-6
29-1-6
30-1-6
31-2-6

How December really feels in Smarhoń

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
16 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Smarhoń 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° / -6°3810.18.27.60.0
Feb-1° / -6°359.57.99.30.0
Mar / -3°389.65.311.50.2
Apr12° / 459.51.513.73.0
May18° / 6512.20.115.75.4
Jun21° / 11°7012.3016.96.0
Jul23° / 13°8512.7016.46.4
Aug22° / 12°7011.1014.76.5
Sep17° / 539.7012.55.1
Oct10° / 5410.4110.22.1
Nov / -1°409.63.98.20.1
Dec-1° / -4°4110.77.57.10.0

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 (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81288
91288
101288
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31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Smarhoń gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13120
23220
33220
43221
53321
63322
73322
83423
93423
103424
113424
123425
133425
143426
153526
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283626
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303625
313625

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
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11100
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15100
16100
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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 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
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:21 AM to 9:45 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:214:47
27.49:234:46
37.49:244:45
47.39:264:45
57.39:274:44
67.39:284:44
77.29:304:43
87.29:314:43
97.29:324:43
107.29:334:42
117.19:344:42
127.19:354:42
137.19:364:42
147.19:374:42
157.19:384:42
167.09:394:42
177.09:404:42
187.09:414:42
197.09:414:43
207.09:424:43
217.09:424:43
227.09:434:44
237.09:434:44
247.09:444:45
257.09:444:45
267.09:444:46
277.09:454:47
287.09:454:48
297.19:454:48
307.19:454:49
317.19:454:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.4 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
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Smarhoń?

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 Smarhoń.

What to pack for Smarhoń in December

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

In December, Smarhoń 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 Smarhoń 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 Smarhoń peaks around July 12 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 12UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Smarhoń?

Smarhoń sits at 54.5°N, 26.4°E, 153 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Oshmyany, 30 km away.

MaladziečnaNaujoji VilniaAntakalnisNaujininkaiVilnius

Topography around Smarhoń

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smarhoń has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.

The land around Smarhoń is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Oshmyany 30 km · Astraviec 32 km · Vileyka 33 km · Maladziečna 35 km · Naujoji Vilnia 67 km · Antakalnis 74 km · Naujininkai 75 km · Vilnius 76 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 Smarhoń (54.4798°, 26.3957°, elevation 153 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).