Rakovski weather in December

In December, Rakovski sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rakovski's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakovski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:49 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Rakovski is city in Rakovski municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
161/km²
people per km²
Founded
1966

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 8°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Rakovski reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)
191
291
381
481
581
680
780
870
970
1070
1170
127-1
137-1
147-1
156-1
166-1
176-1
186-2
196-2
206-2
216-2
226-2
236-2
246-2
256-2
266-2
276-2
285-2
295-2
305-2
315-2

How December really feels in Rakovski

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.

Rakovski weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°426.83.59.30.2
Feb / -1°4172.810.31.5
Mar13° / 558.92.111.63.6
Apr18° / 498.80.313.15.9
May23° / 12°6210.5014.46.8
Jun27° / 15°529.20156.5
Jul30° / 18°457.8014.85.7
Aug30° / 17°294.8013.76.0
Sep25° / 13°445.5012.37.8
Oct19° / 446.50.210.86.5
Nov12° / 425.70.99.63.6
Dec / -1°497.72.790.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94753
104753
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
174951
185050
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
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274951
285050
295050
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rakovski gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 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
5256
6256
7257
8257
9257
10268
11268
12269
13259
14259
152510
162510
172510
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202411
212411
222411
232411
242411
252411
262411
272411
282412
292412
302412
312412

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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21100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 7:36 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:364:44
29.17:374:44
39.17:384:44
49.17:394:43
59.17:404:43
69.07:414:43
79.07:424:43
89.07:424:43
99.07:434:43
109.07:444:43
119.07:454:43
129.07:464:43
138.97:474:43
148.97:474:44
158.97:484:44
168.97:494:44
178.97:494:44
188.97:504:45
198.97:504:45
208.97:514:45
218.97:524:46
228.97:524:46
238.97:524:47
248.97:534:47
258.97:534:48
268.97:544:48
278.97:544:49
288.97:544:50
298.97:544:50
308.97:554:51
318.97:554:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Rakovski?

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

0.7
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 Rakovski.

What to pack for Rakovski in December

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

In December, Rakovski sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Rakovski 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 Rakovski peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rakovski?

Rakovski sits at 42.3°N, 25.0°E, 174 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Plovdiv, 23 km away.

ParvomayAsenovgradChirpanKarlovoKazanlakPazardzhikStara Zagora

Topography around Rakovski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakovski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,296 m.

The land around Rakovski is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
2,296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Plovdiv 23 km · Parvomay 29 km · Asenovgrad 31 km · Chirpan 32 km · Karlovo 41 km · Kazanlak 51 km · Pazardzhik 53 km · Stara Zagora 58 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 Rakovski (42.2882°, 24.9678°, elevation 174 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).