Drochia weather in December

In December, Drochia sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 8.2 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 13% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Drochia's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drochia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:59 AM – 4:10 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Drochia is city in Moldova.

Founded
1889

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 Drochia 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 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°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
33-2
43-2
53-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-3
122-3
132-3
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151-3
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201-4
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311-4

How December really feels in Drochia

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.

Drochia 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°286.75.48.60.0
Feb / -4°296.54.59.90.0
Mar / 378.92.911.61.4
Apr15° / 469.70.513.44.7
May22° / 11°6211.4014.96.4
Jun25° / 15°7611.8015.86.5
Jul27° / 16°8211.2015.46.5
Aug27° / 16°587.9014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°598.6012.46.7
Oct14° / 437.20.210.64.5
Nov / 366.22.191.1
Dec / -3°317.14.28.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62080
72080
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152278
162278
172179
182278
192278
202377
212476
222476
232476
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302377
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Drochia gets around 31 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 (%)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52211
62211
72211
82211
92211
102212
112212
122212
132212
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162314
172314
182315
192315
202315
212316
222416
232416
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252415
262415
272415
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
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7100
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21100
22100
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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 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
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2711calm
2811calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:454:12
28.47:464:12
38.47:474:11
48.47:484:11
58.47:494:11
68.37:514:10
78.37:524:10
88.37:534:10
98.37:544:10
108.37:554:10
118.27:554:10
128.27:564:10
138.27:574:10
148.27:584:10
158.27:594:10
168.27:594:10
178.28:004:11
188.28:014:11
198.28:014:11
208.28:024:12
218.28:034:12
228.28:034:12
238.28:034:13
248.28:044:13
258.28:044:14
268.28:054:15
278.28:054:15
288.28:054:16
298.28:054:17
308.28:054:17
318.28:064:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Drochia?

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 Drochia.

What to pack for Drochia in December

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

In December, Drochia 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 Drochia 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 Drochia peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 14UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Drochia?

Drochia sits at 48.0°N, 27.8°E, 226 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Bălţi, 32 km away.

BălţiSorocaFloreştiEdineţMohyliv-PodilskyyBilicenii VechiBotoşaniUngheni

Topography around Drochia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drochia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Drochia is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bălţi 32 km · Soroca 38 km · Floreşti 39 km · Edineţ 41 km · Mohyliv-Podilskyy 45 km · Bilicenii Vechi 46 km · Botoşani 91 km · Ungheni 92 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 Drochia (48.0369°, 27.8124°, elevation 226 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).