Chernivtsi weather in December

In December, Chernivtsi sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.2 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 0°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 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chernivtsi's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chernivtsi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:08 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Chernivtsi is capital city of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine and historical center of the Bukovina.

Density
1,727/km²
people per km²
Founded
1408

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 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Chernivtsi reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
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181-4
191-4
201-4
211-5
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How December really feels in Chernivtsi

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.

Chernivtsi 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 / -6°277.66.18.60.0
Feb / -4°317.95.99.90.0
Mar / -1°4510.44.111.61.2
Apr15° / 5510.1113.44.5
May21° / 10°7012.2014.96.1
Jun24° / 14°9512.9015.86.4
Jul26° / 15°9912.4015.56.4
Aug26° / 15°669.5014.17.0
Sep20° / 10°619.3012.46.4
Oct14° / 457.40.410.64.3
Nov / 356.9391.0
Dec / -4°348.25.58.20.0

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122674
132674
142674
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223070
233070
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283169
292971
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Chernivtsi gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22415
32415
42415
52415
62415
72415
82415
92415
102416
112516
122517
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142618
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212820
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292919
302919
312919

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 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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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:534:19
28.47:554:18
38.47:564:18
48.37:574:17
58.37:584:17
68.37:594:17
78.38:004:17
88.38:014:17
98.28:024:16
108.28:034:16
118.28:044:16
128.28:054:16
138.28:064:16
148.28:074:16
158.28:074:17
168.18:084:17
178.18:094:17
188.18:094:17
198.18:104:18
208.18:114:18
218.18:114:18
228.18:124:19
238.18:124:19
248.18:134:20
258.18:134:20
268.18:134:21
278.18:134:22
288.18:144:22
298.28:144:23
308.28:144:24
318.28:144:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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30.9Dim
40.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Chernivtsi?

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 Chernivtsi.

What to pack for Chernivtsi in December

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

In December, Chernivtsi sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chernivtsi 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 Chernivtsi peaks around July 17 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chernivtsi?

Chernivtsi sits at 48.3°N, 25.9°E, 260 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Rădăuți, 49 km away.

SuceavaBotoşaniChortkivGura Humorului

Topography around Chernivtsi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chernivtsi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,400 m.

The land around Chernivtsi is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
1,400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Rădăuți 49 km · Dorohoi 51 km · Kamianets-Podilskyi 65 km · Kolomyia 71 km · Suceava 77 km · Botoşani 81 km · Chortkiv 81 km · Gura Humorului 82 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 Chernivtsi (48.2904°, 25.9324°, elevation 260 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).