Dubăsari weather in December

In December, Dubăsari sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 6.7 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 4°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 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dubăsari's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubăsari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:51 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dubăsari is city in Moldova.

Density
1,498/km²
people per km²
Founded
1523

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 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dubăsari 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 -4°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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14-1
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How December really feels in Dubăsari

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.

Dubăsari 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°326.34.48.70.0
Feb / -3°265.83.39.90.0
Mar / 317.22.211.61.7
Apr16° / 417.90.313.35.0
May22° / 11°489.6014.86.8
Jun26° / 15°639.7015.66.8
Jul28° / 17°558.2015.36.6
Aug28° / 16°446.30147.0
Sep22° / 12°496.8012.47.2
Oct15° / 365.8010.65.0
Nov / 345.91.59.11.3
Dec / -3°326.73.48.30.0

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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32179
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dubăsari gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:364:10
28.57:384:09
38.57:394:09
48.57:404:09
58.57:414:08
68.47:424:08
78.47:434:08
88.47:444:08
98.47:454:08
108.47:464:08
118.37:474:08
128.37:484:08
138.37:484:08
148.37:494:08
158.37:504:08
168.37:514:08
178.37:514:09
188.37:524:09
198.37:534:09
208.37:534:09
218.37:544:10
228.37:544:10
238.37:554:11
248.37:554:11
258.37:554:12
268.37:564:13
278.37:564:13
288.37:564:14
298.37:574:15
308.37:574:15
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dubăsari?

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 Dubăsari.

What to pack for Dubăsari in December

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

In December, Dubăsari 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 Dubăsari 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 Dubăsari peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dubăsari?

Dubăsari sits at 47.3°N, 29.2°E, 39 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Orhei, 29 km away.

OrheiChisinauDurleştiCodruStrășeniBenderRîbniţaTiraspol

Topography around Dubăsari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubăsari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Dubăsari is covered by cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
411 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Orhei 29 km · Chisinau 37 km · Durleşti 41 km · Codru 42 km · Strășeni 44 km · Bender 54 km · Rîbniţa 57 km · Tiraspol 59 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 Dubăsari (47.2656°, 29.1667°, elevation 39 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).