Pleven weather in December

In December, Pleven sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pleven's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pleven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:54 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Pleven is city in Pleven municipality, Pleven oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 36.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,060/km²
people per km²
Founded
~5 BCE

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 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Pleven reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
370
460
560
660
760
86-1
96-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
135-1
145-1
155-2
165-2
174-2
184-2
194-2
204-2
214-2
224-2
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
274-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
313-3

How December really feels in Pleven

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.

Pleven weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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°396.84.59.10.0
Feb / -1°376.93.510.20.9
Mar13° / 528.92.411.63.6
Apr19° / 579.30.313.26.0
May24° / 13°7811.1014.56.8
Jun28° / 17°8011.5015.26.0
Jul30° / 19°719.6014.95.3
Aug30° / 18°466.5013.85.6
Sep25° / 14°476.4012.37.5
Oct19° / 456.90.210.86.4
Nov11° / 376.61.59.53.0
Dec / -2°427.53.48.80.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264357
274357
284357
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Pleven gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1256
2256
3256
4256
5257
6247
7247
8248
9248
10239
11239
122310
132411
142411
152412
162412
172413
182413
192514
202514
212514
222515
232515
242515
252615
262615
272615
282615
292615
302616
312616

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 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:414:42
29.07:424:41
39.07:434:41
49.07:444:41
58.97:454:41
68.97:464:41
78.97:474:41
88.97:484:41
98.97:494:41
108.97:494:41
118.87:504:41
128.87:514:41
138.87:524:41
148.87:534:41
158.87:534:41
168.87:544:41
178.87:554:42
188.87:554:42
198.87:564:42
208.87:564:43
218.87:574:43
228.87:574:44
238.87:584:44
248.87:584:45
258.87:594:45
268.87:594:46
278.87:594:46
288.88:004:47
298.88:004:48
308.88:004:48
318.88:004:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pleven?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pleven.

What to pack for Pleven in December

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

In December, Pleven sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Pleven 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 Pleven peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pleven in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pleven is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2115 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pleven?

Pleven sits at 43.4°N, 24.6°E, 89 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Lovech, 33 km away.

LovechCorabiaTurnu MăgureleTroyanSevlievoSvishtovZimniceaCaracal

Topography around Pleven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pleven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,302 m.

The land around Pleven is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
2,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Lovech 33 km · Corabia 41 km · Turnu Măgurele 42 km · Troyan 59 km · Sevlievo 59 km · Svishtov 63 km · Zimnicea 66 km · Caracal 81 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 Pleven (43.4179°, 24.6167°, elevation 89 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).