Bolhrad weather in December

In December, Bolhrad sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bolhrad's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolhrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:46 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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

Density
160/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

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 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Bolhrad reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Bolhrad

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.

Bolhrad weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°325.73.88.90.0
Feb / -2°255.42.810.10.2
Mar10° / 346.81.411.62.3
Apr16° / 4180.213.35.3
May22° / 12°519.8014.76.9
Jun27° / 16°589.2015.46.8
Jul29° / 18°447.7015.16.1
Aug29° / 18°355.5013.96.5
Sep23° / 13°375.5012.37.6
Oct17° / 395.3010.75.7
Nov / 345.50.99.32.2
Dec / -2°356.12.78.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
72971
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183367
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293367
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bolhrad gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1204
2205
3205
4195
5195
6195
7196
8196
9196
10197
11197
12198
13198
14198
15199
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182010
192010
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222111
232111
242111
252112
262112
272112
282113
292113
302113
312114

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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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 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 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 7:33 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 4:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:334:18
28.77:344:18
38.77:354:17
48.77:364:17
58.77:374:17
68.67:384:17
78.67:394:16
88.67:404:16
98.67:414:16
108.67:424:16
118.67:434:16
128.57:434:16
138.57:444:16
148.57:454:17
158.57:464:17
168.57:464:17
178.57:474:17
188.57:484:17
198.57:484:18
208.57:494:18
218.57:494:19
228.57:504:19
238.57:504:20
248.57:514:20
258.57:514:21
268.57:524:21
278.57:524:22
288.57:524:23
298.57:524:23
308.57:524:24
318.57:534:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bolhrad?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bolhrad.

What to pack for Bolhrad in December

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

In December, Bolhrad sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bolhrad 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 Bolhrad peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bolhrad?

Bolhrad sits at 45.7°N, 28.6°E, 75 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Reni, 36 km away.

Topography around Bolhrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolhrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bolhrad is covered by cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
463 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Reni 36 km · Izmayil 40 km · Cahul 41 km · Ceadîr-Lunga 46 km · Galaţi 52 km · Kiliya 57 km · Tulcea 57 km · Brăila 68 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 Bolhrad (45.6779°, 28.6181°, elevation 75 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).