Shumen weather in December

In December, Shumen sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 Shumen's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shumen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:44 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

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

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
531/km²
people per km²

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 Shumen reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°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)
171
271
371
471
570
670
760
860
960
1060
116-1
126-1
136-1
145-1
155-1
165-1
175-1
185-1
195-2
205-2
215-2
225-2
235-2
245-2
255-2
265-2
275-2
285-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How December really feels in Shumen

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.

Shumen weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°477.54.59.20.0
Feb / -1°437.44.110.20.7
Mar11° / 528.82.811.62.6
Apr16° / 529.70.413.25.0
May21° / 11°6110.9014.56.5
Jun26° / 15°6310.2015.16.8
Jul28° / 17°548.5014.96.6
Aug28° / 17°376.2013.86.8
Sep24° / 13°506.4012.37.6
Oct17° / 516.70.310.85.9
Nov11° / 466.61.29.52.9
Dec / -1°5083.48.90.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
43862
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124159
134159
144258
154258
164258
174456
184456
194456
204456
214456
224456
234456
244456
254456
264456
274456
284357
294258
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shumen gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1277
2277
3267
4268
5268
6268
7269
8259
9259
102510
112510
122511
132511
142511
152412
162412
172412
182512
192513
202513
212513
222613
232613
242613
252714
262714
272714
282715
292815
302815
312816

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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3111calm

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 7:31 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 4:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:314:33
29.07:324:33
39.07:334:32
49.07:344:32
58.97:354:32
68.97:364:32
78.97:374:32
88.97:384:32
98.97:394:32
108.97:404:32
118.97:414:32
128.87:414:32
138.87:424:32
148.87:434:32
158.87:444:32
168.87:444:33
178.87:454:33
188.87:454:33
198.87:464:34
208.87:474:34
218.87:474:34
228.87:484:35
238.87:484:35
248.87:494:36
258.87:494:36
268.87:494:37
278.87:504:38
288.87:504:38
298.87:504:39
308.87:504:40
318.87:504:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.37 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
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Shumen?

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

0.3
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 Shumen.

What to pack for Shumen in December

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

In December, Shumen sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Shumen 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 Shumen peaks around July 18 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shumen?

Shumen sits at 43.3°N, 26.9°E, 237 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Targovishte, 28 km away.

TargovishteRazgradPopovoAytosKarnobatAsparuhovoVarnaDobrich

Topography around Shumen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shumen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Shumen is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Targovishte 28 km · Razgrad 44 km · Popovo 56 km · Aytos 69 km · Karnobat 69 km · Asparuhovo 79 km · Varna 80 km · Dobrich 80 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 Shumen (43.2706°, 26.9229°, elevation 237 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).