Bilicenii Vechi weather in December

In December, Bilicenii Vechi sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bilicenii Vechi's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bilicenii Vechi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:57 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bilicenii Vechi is village in Sîngerei District, Moldova.

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 Bilicenii Vechi reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-3
132-3
142-3
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171-3
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201-3
211-4
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271-4
281-4
291-4
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311-4

How December really feels in Bilicenii Vechi

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.

Bilicenii Vechi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°286.85.38.70.0
Feb / -4°296.33.89.90.0
Mar / 378.72.511.61.6
Apr16° / 459.40.513.34.8
May22° / 11°6010.9014.96.5
Jun25° / 15°7411.3015.76.5
Jul27° / 17°7510.7015.46.4
Aug27° / 16°547.6014.17.0
Sep21° / 12°578.2012.46.8
Oct15° / 447.10.110.64.6
Nov / 3661.99.11.2
Dec / -3°337.14.48.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102179
112179
122278
132278
142377
152476
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bilicenii Vechi gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12310
22310
32310
42211
52211
62211
72211
82211
92212
102212
112212
122213
132213
142314
152314
162315
172315
182416
192416
202416
212416
222417
232416
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272416
282416
292416
302516
312516

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
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15100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 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 7:42 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:424:13
28.57:444:12
38.57:454:12
48.47:464:12
58.47:474:11
68.47:484:11
78.47:494:11
88.37:504:11
98.37:514:11
108.37:524:11
118.37:534:11
128.37:544:11
138.37:554:11
148.37:554:11
158.27:564:11
168.27:574:11
178.27:584:11
188.27:584:12
198.27:594:12
208.27:594:12
218.28:004:13
228.28:004:13
238.28:014:14
248.28:014:14
258.28:024:15
268.28:024:15
278.28:024:16
288.28:024:17
298.28:034:17
308.38:034:18
318.38:034:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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40.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bilicenii Vechi?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bilicenii Vechi.

What to pack for Bilicenii Vechi in December

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

In December, Bilicenii Vechi sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bilicenii Vechi 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 Bilicenii Vechi peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bilicenii Vechi?

Bilicenii Vechi sits at 47.7°N, 28.0°E, 121 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Bălţi, 15 km away.

FloreştiDrochiaUngheniSorocaIașiOrheiStrășeni

Topography around Bilicenii Vechi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bilicenii Vechi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m.

The land around Bilicenii Vechi is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
421 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Bălţi 15 km · Floreşti 32 km · Drochia 46 km · Ungheni 53 km · Soroca 58 km · Iași 64 km · Orhei 66 km · Strășeni 71 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%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 Bilicenii Vechi (47.6558°, 28.0473°, elevation 121 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).