Kohtla-Järve weather in December

In December, Kohtla-Järve sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 5.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 18 min at the start of December to 5 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kohtla-Järve's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kohtla-Järve's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
5 h 48 min
9:14 AM – 3:00 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kohtla-Järve is town in Estonia.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
900/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kohtla-Järve reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-1
21-2
31-2
41-2
51-2
61-2
71-2
81-2
91-2
101-2
111-2
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31-1-4

How December really feels in Kohtla-Järve

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
9 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kohtla-Järve weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°3910.510.26.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°328.88.68.70.0
Mar / -4°338.7611.30.0
Apr / 369.32.414.11.2
May14° / 488.90.116.64.0
Jun18° / 10°7511.7018.15.4
Jul21° / 14°6411.2017.56.3
Aug20° / 13°7513.1015.35.8
Sep15° / 10°5712.5012.64.2
Oct / 6513.11.49.81.4
Nov / 5312.15.87.30.0
Dec / -3°4511.88.95.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kohtla-Järve gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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24027
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Humidity in December

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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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 18 min at the start of December to 5 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:52 AM to 9:19 AM, and sunset from 3:09 PM to 3:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.38:523:09
26.28:543:08
36.28:563:07
46.18:583:06
56.18:593:05
66.19:013:04
76.09:033:03
86.09:043:03
95.99:063:02
105.99:073:02
115.99:083:01
125.89:103:01
135.89:113:00
145.89:123:00
155.89:133:00
165.89:143:00
175.79:153:00
185.79:163:00
195.79:173:00
205.79:173:01
215.79:183:01
225.79:183:01
235.79:193:02
245.79:193:02
255.79:203:03
265.79:203:04
275.79:203:05
285.89:203:06
295.89:203:07
305.89:203:08
315.89:193:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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40.2Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kohtla-Järve?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kohtla-Järve.

What to pack for Kohtla-Järve in December

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

In December, Kohtla-Järve sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kohtla-Järve in December

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kohtla-Järve in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kohtla-Järve peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kohtla-Järve?

Kohtla-Järve sits at 59.4°N, 27.3°E, 66 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Narva, 52 km away.

NarvaRakvereSlantsyTartu

Topography around Kohtla-Järve

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kohtla-Järve has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m.

The land around Kohtla-Järve is covered by trees (34%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Narva 52 km · Rakvere 52 km · Slantsy 56 km · Kingisepp 76 km · Sosnovyy Bor 116 km · Tartu 117 km · Kotka 120 km · Karhula 126 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 3%

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 Kohtla-Järve (59.3986°, 27.2731°, elevation 66 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).