Vratsa weather in December

In December, Vratsa sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 31% 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 Vratsa's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vratsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:57 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

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

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
333/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 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Vratsa reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°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 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
160
26-1
36-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
75-1
85-1
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-2
144-2
154-2
164-3
174-3
184-3
194-3
204-3
214-3
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244-3
254-3
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
303-4
313-4

How December really feels in Vratsa

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.

Vratsa 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 / -4°488.45.89.20.0
Feb / -3°478.35.310.20.5
Mar11° / 7011.13.911.62.6
Apr16° / 8311.60.813.24.9
May21° / 11°9413.6014.46.0
Jun25° / 14°9312.5015.16.6
Jul27° / 16°779.6014.96.9
Aug27° / 16°556.9013.87.4
Sep23° / 12°647.6012.37.4
Oct17° / 587.70.510.85.6
Nov10° / 457.31.99.52.5
Dec / -3°539.35.38.90.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53961
63961
74060
83961
94060
104060
114159
124159
134258
144258
154357
164357
174357
184357
194258
204258
214258
224456
234456
244456
254456
264456
274456
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vratsa gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12912
22912
33013
43013
53013
63014
73014
83014
93015
103015
113016
123016
133017
143018
153018
163018
173019
183019
193019
203020
213020
223020
233020
243020
253020
263020
273020
283019
293019
303019
312919

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 7 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:44 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:444:47
29.07:454:46
39.07:464:46
49.07:474:46
59.07:484:46
68.97:494:46
78.97:504:46
88.97:514:45
98.97:524:45
108.97:534:45
118.97:544:46
128.97:554:46
138.87:554:46
148.87:564:46
158.87:574:46
168.87:574:46
178.87:584:47
188.87:594:47
198.87:594:47
208.88:004:48
218.88:004:48
228.88:014:49
238.88:014:49
248.88:024:50
258.88:024:50
268.88:024:51
278.88:034:51
288.88:034:52
298.88:034:53
308.88:044:53
318.88:044:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Vratsa?

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
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vratsa.

What to pack for Vratsa in December

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

In December, Vratsa sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vratsa 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 Vratsa peaks around July 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vratsa?

Vratsa sits at 43.2°N, 23.6°E, 352 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 36 km away.

BerkovitsaMontanaBotevgradSofiaLomPirotPernikPleven

Topography around Vratsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vratsa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,326 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,251 m.

The land around Vratsa is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
703 m
16 km
1,326 m
80 km
2,251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Berkovitsa 36 km · Montana 36 km · Botevgrad 38 km · Sofia 60 km · Lom 74 km · Pirot 79 km · Pernik 81 km · Pleven 88 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 Vratsa (43.2105°, 23.5631°, elevation 352 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).