Stowbtsy weather in December

In December, Stowbtsy sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Stowbtsy's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stowbtsy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
9:32 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Stowbtsy is city in Belarus.

Founded
1511

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 -1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Stowbtsy 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 -7°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
41-3
50-3
60-3
70-3
80-4
90-4
100-4
110-4
120-4
130-4
140-4
150-4
160-4
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
28-1-5
29-1-5
30-1-6
31-1-6

How December really feels in Stowbtsy

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.

Stowbtsy 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-2° / -6°391087.80.0
Feb-1° / -6°349.27.79.40.0
Mar / -2°3910.2511.50.3
Apr12° / 429.41.113.73.3
May18° / 6812.70.115.65.5
Jun22° / 12°7312.2016.76.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.2016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6710.4014.66.7
Sep17° / 528.8012.55.4
Oct10° / 51100.910.32.4
Nov / -0°439.93.88.30.1
Dec-1° / -4°419.97.87.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71288
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131090
141090
151189
161189
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201288
211288
221288
231189
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251189
261189
271189
281189
291189
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Stowbtsy gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13021
23021
33022
43122
53123
63123
73124
83124
93125
103125
113126
123126
133127
143227
153227
163227
173227
183327
193327
203327
213327
223327
233327
243427
253427
263427
273527
283527
293627
303627
313527

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 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 9:15 AM to 9:37 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 4:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.69:154:51
27.69:164:50
37.59:174:50
47.59:194:49
57.59:204:49
67.59:214:48
77.49:234:48
87.49:244:48
97.49:254:47
107.49:264:47
117.39:274:47
127.39:284:47
137.39:294:47
147.39:304:47
157.39:314:47
167.39:324:47
177.29:324:47
187.29:334:47
197.29:344:48
207.29:344:48
217.29:354:48
227.29:354:49
237.29:364:49
247.29:364:50
257.29:374:50
267.29:374:51
277.29:374:52
287.39:374:52
297.39:374:53
307.39:374:54
317.39:374:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.44 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.4Dim
110.4Dim
120.4Dim
130.4Dim
140.4Dim
150.4Dim
160.4Dim
170.4Dim
180.4Dim
190.4Dim
200.4Dim
210.4Dim
220.4Dim
230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.5Dim
280.5Dim
290.5Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Stowbtsy?

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 Stowbtsy.

What to pack for Stowbtsy in December

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

In December, Stowbtsy 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 Stowbtsy 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 Stowbtsy peaks around July 14 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 14UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stowbtsy?

Stowbtsy sits at 53.5°N, 26.7°E, 146 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Mir, 18 km away.

FanipolNovogrudokBaranovichiZaslawyeMinsk

Topography around Stowbtsy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stowbtsy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Stowbtsy is covered by grassland (35%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Mir 18 km · Nesvizh 29 km · Dzyarzhynsk 35 km · Fanipol 50 km · Novogrudok 62 km · Baranovichi 62 km · Zaslawye 69 km · Minsk 72 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 Stowbtsy (53.4799°, 26.7351°, elevation 146 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).