Balta weather in December

In December, Balta sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Balta's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:52 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Balta is city in Podilsk Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Balta urban hromada (municipality).

Density
812/km²
people per km²
Founded
1699

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 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Balta reaches about 1°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 -6°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)
13-2
23-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-3
102-3
111-3
121-3
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
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270-4
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How December really feels in Balta

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.

Balta weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°327.25.48.60.0
Feb / -4°286.24.29.90.0
Mar / -0°368.63.211.61.2
Apr15° / 458.80.613.44.6
May21° / 10°5810.8014.96.4
Jun25° / 14°7011.3015.76.6
Jul27° / 16°6510.2015.46.7
Aug27° / 15°487.6014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°588012.46.8
Oct14° / 396.50.110.64.3
Nov / 366.52.290.8
Dec / -3°316.94.38.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
92080
101981
111981
121981
131981
141981
152080
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212179
222179
232179
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252080
262080
272080
282080
292080
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Balta gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 26% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12411
22311
32311
42211
52211
62211
72111
82111
92111
102111
112112
122112
132113
142113
152114
162215
172215
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202316
212316
222317
232417
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262517
272517
282517
292517
302617
312617

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
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
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2612calm
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2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:37 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:374:05
28.47:384:05
38.47:404:05
48.47:414:04
58.47:424:04
68.37:434:04
78.37:444:03
88.37:454:03
98.37:464:03
108.37:474:03
118.37:484:03
128.27:494:03
138.27:494:03
148.27:504:03
158.27:514:03
168.27:524:04
178.27:524:04
188.27:534:04
198.27:544:04
208.27:544:05
218.27:554:05
228.27:554:06
238.27:564:06
248.27:564:07
258.27:574:07
268.27:574:08
278.27:574:08
288.27:574:09
298.27:584:10
308.27:584:11
318.27:584:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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40.8Dim
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310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Balta?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balta.

What to pack for Balta in December

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

In December, Balta sees daytime highs around 1°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 Balta 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 Balta 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 22 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 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balta?

Balta sits at 47.9°N, 29.6°E, 160 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Podilsk, 22 km away.

DubăsariOrheiLadyzhynPervomayskHaysynFloreşti

Topography around Balta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Balta is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
354 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Podilsk 22 km · Rîbniţa 49 km · Dubăsari 82 km · Orhei 86 km · Ladyzhyn 88 km · Pervomaysk 92 km · Haysyn 99 km · Floreşti 99 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Balta (47.936°, 29.6223°, elevation 160 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).