Chornomors’k weather in December

In December, Chornomors’k sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chornomors’k's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chornomors’k's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:41 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Chornomors’k is city in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
2,319/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Chornomors’k reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
174
263
363
463
563
663
763
863
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
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2241
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2741
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3141

How December really feels in Chornomors’k

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.

Chornomors’k weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°3873.68.80.0
Feb / 315.62.7100.0
Mar / 336.91.511.60.5
Apr11° / 285.80.113.33.0
May18° / 14°325.9014.76.3
Jun23° / 19°355.4015.57.8
Jul25° / 22°243.6015.28.3
Aug25° / 22°313.90148.3
Sep20° / 17°385.3012.37.3
Oct15° / 12°426010.74.9
Nov / 396.90.79.22.0
Dec / 366.82.18.50.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82377
92377
102476
112476
122575
132575
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202773
212773
222773
232674
242773
252773
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282773
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Chornomors’k gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1234
2234
3224
4224
5224
6224
7215
8215
9215
10215
11216
12216
13216
14227
15227
16228
17228
18228
19238
20239
21239
22239
23239
24239
25249
26249
27249
28249
29249
302410
312410

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
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8100
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22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 23 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
723breezy
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1023breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:274:07
28.77:284:07
38.67:294:07
48.67:304:07
58.67:314:06
68.67:324:06
78.57:334:06
88.57:344:06
98.57:354:06
108.57:364:06
118.57:374:06
128.57:384:06
138.57:394:06
148.47:394:06
158.47:404:06
168.47:414:06
178.47:414:07
188.47:424:07
198.47:434:07
208.47:434:08
218.47:444:08
228.47:444:08
238.47:454:09
248.47:454:09
258.47:464:10
268.47:464:11
278.47:464:11
288.47:464:12
298.47:474:13
308.47:474:13
318.57:474:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Chornomors’k?

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

0.1
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 Chornomors’k.

What to pack for Chornomors’k in December

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

In December, Chornomors’k sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Chornomors’k in December

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Sep 17 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Chornomors’k 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 Chornomors’k peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chornomors’k?

Chornomors’k sits at 46.3°N, 30.7°E, 29 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Cheremushky, 15 km away.

RozdilnaSloboziaTiraspolCăuşeni

Topography around Chornomors’k

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chornomors’k has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m.

The land around Chornomors’k is covered by water (42%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (48%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
181 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Cheremushky 15 km · Odessa 22 km · Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 26 km · Pivdenne 50 km · Rozdilna 76 km · Slobozia 87 km · Tiraspol 99 km · Căuşeni 102 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 Chornomors’k (46.2991°, 30.6553°, elevation 29 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).