Muhu weather in December

In December, Muhu sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 6.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 30 min at the start of December to 6 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Muhu's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muhu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
6 hours
9:23 AM – 3:23 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Muhu is village in Muhu Rural Municipality, Saare County, Estonia.

Founded
1267

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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Muhu reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 6°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)
141
231
331
431
531
631
731
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1320
1420
1520
1620
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311-2

How December really feels in Muhu

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.

Muhu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -3°4411.27.76.80.0
Feb-1° / -5°389.478.80.0
Mar / -2°337.95.411.40.0
Apr / 348.21.6140.9
May12° / 347.60.116.53.6
Jun17° / 12°569.5017.95.6
Jul20° / 16°609.5017.36.6
Aug20° / 15°7011.7015.26.1
Sep16° / 12°5410.1012.54.7
Oct10° / 6512.50.39.92.1
Nov / 5911.52.77.50.3
Dec / -1°5012.46.66.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51585
61486
71486
81585
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101486
111585
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Muhu gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13916
23916
33916
43917
53917
64017
74017
84018
94118
104119
114119
124019
134020
144020
153921
163921
173922
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193923
203923
213924
224024
234025
244025
254025
264025
274126
284126
294126
304226
314226

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
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 25 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
225breezy
325breezy
425breezy
525breezy
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1025breezy
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2124breezy
2224breezy
2324breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 30 min at the start of December to 6 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:02 AM to 9:28 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 3:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.59:023:32
26.59:043:31
36.49:053:30
46.49:073:29
56.39:093:28
66.39:103:27
76.29:123:27
86.29:133:26
96.29:153:25
106.19:163:25
116.19:173:24
126.19:193:24
136.19:203:24
146.09:213:24
156.09:223:24
166.09:233:23
176.09:243:24
186.09:253:24
196.09:253:24
206.09:263:24
216.09:273:24
226.09:273:25
236.09:273:25
246.09:283:26
256.09:283:27
266.09:283:27
276.09:283:28
286.09:283:29
296.09:283:30
306.09:283:31
316.19:283:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
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40.3Dim
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60.2Dim
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250.2Dim
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310.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Muhu?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Muhu.

What to pack for Muhu in December

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

In December, Muhu sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Muhu in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 1°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
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Muhu 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 Muhu peaks around June 18 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 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Muhu?

Muhu sits at 58.6°N, 23.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Haapsalu, 41 km away.

HaapsaluKuressaarePärnuRuhnuNõmmeMustamäeHaaberstiKristiine

Topography around Muhu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muhu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m.

The land around Muhu is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, water (59%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
72 m
treesgrasslandcroplandwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Haapsalu 41 km · Kuressaare 59 km · Pärnu 77 km · Ruhnu 89 km · Nõmme 119 km · Mustamäe 121 km · Haabersti 121 km · Kristiine 123 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 Muhu (58.6019°, 23.2469°, elevation 0 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).