Peshtera weather in December

In December, Peshtera sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Peshtera's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peshtera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:50 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Peshtera is city in Peshtera municipality, Pazardzhik oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
207/km²
people per km²
Founded
1479

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 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Peshtera reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
26-1
36-1
46-1
56-2
66-2
75-2
85-2
95-2
105-3
115-3
125-3
135-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-4
184-4
194-4
204-4
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
254-4
264-4
273-4
283-4
293-5
303-5
313-5

How December really feels in Peshtera

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Peshtera weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°548.46.69.30.0
Feb / -4°588.96.710.30.2
Mar / -1°7911.5611.71.8
Apr14° / 8212.81.413.13.7
May18° / 10214.50.114.35.4
Jun22° / 11°10612.20156.6
Jul24° / 13°879.2014.77.7
Aug24° / 13°546.9013.78.0
Sep20° / 10°687.9012.37.0
Oct15° / 588.20.810.95.1
Nov10° / 517.22.49.62.3
Dec / -3°709.66.390.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64555
74555
84753
94753
104852
114852
124951
134951
145050
155050
165050
175050
185050
194951
204951
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
265050
275050
284951
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Peshtera gets around 70 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13014
23115
33115
43116
53217
63218
73219
83219
93220
103221
113221
123222
133122
143123
153123
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173022
183022
193022
203022
213022
223022
233022
242922
252922
262922
272922
282922
292922
302922
312822

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 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:384:47
29.17:394:47
39.17:404:47
49.17:414:47
59.17:424:47
69.17:424:47
79.17:434:47
89.07:444:46
99.07:454:46
109.07:464:47
119.07:474:47
129.07:484:47
139.07:484:47
149.07:494:47
159.07:504:47
169.07:504:48
178.97:514:48
188.97:524:48
198.97:524:48
208.97:534:49
218.97:534:49
228.97:544:50
238.97:544:50
248.97:554:51
258.97:554:51
268.97:554:52
278.97:564:52
289.07:564:53
299.07:564:54
309.07:574:55
319.07:574:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Peshtera?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Peshtera.

What to pack for Peshtera in December

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

In December, Peshtera sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°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 Peshtera 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 Peshtera peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peshtera?

Peshtera sits at 42.0°N, 24.3°E, 440 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Pazardzhik, 19 km away.

PlovdivAsenovgradPanagyurishteSmolyanRakovskiSamokov

Topography around Peshtera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peshtera has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,841 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,775 m.

The land around Peshtera is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
622 m
16 km
1,841 m
80 km
2,775 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Pazardzhik 19 km · Velingrad 25 km · Plovdiv 39 km · Asenovgrad 47 km · Panagyurishte 52 km · Smolyan 61 km · Rakovski 62 km · Samokov 70 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

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 Peshtera (42.0337°, 24.2999°, elevation 440 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).