Dniprorudne weather in December

In December, Dniprorudne sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dniprorudne's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dniprorudne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:28 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dniprorudne is city in Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
2,387/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dniprorudne reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-3
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How December really feels in Dniprorudne

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.

Dniprorudne weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°3685.28.70.0
Feb / -4°316.53.89.90.0
Mar / 398.32.711.61.0
Apr15° / 417.40.213.34.7
May21° / 12°469.1014.96.8
Jun26° / 16°478.9015.77.0
Jul28° / 18°356.6015.36.8
Aug28° / 18°325.2014.17.1
Sep22° / 13°426.5012.47.4
Oct14° / 345.80.110.64.7
Nov / 386.91.49.10.9
Dec / -3°397.33.48.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31486
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111288
121288
131288
141288
151288
161288
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181288
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201288
211288
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241486
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271486
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dniprorudne gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1227
2227
3228
4228
5228
6229
7229
8229
92210
102210
112311
122311
132311
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212513
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312413

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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4100
5100
6100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1315light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 3:46 PM to 3:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:143:46
28.57:153:46
38.57:163:45
48.57:173:45
58.47:183:45
68.47:193:44
78.47:203:44
88.47:213:44
98.47:223:44
108.37:233:44
118.37:243:44
128.37:253:44
138.37:263:44
148.37:263:44
158.37:273:44
168.37:283:44
178.37:293:45
188.37:293:45
198.37:303:45
208.37:303:46
218.37:313:46
228.37:313:46
238.37:323:47
248.37:323:48
258.37:333:48
268.37:333:49
278.37:333:49
288.37:343:50
298.37:343:51
308.37:343:52
318.37:343:52

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 6.25 kWh/m² in July 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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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dniprorudne?

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 Dniprorudne.

What to pack for Dniprorudne in December

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

In December, Dniprorudne 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 Dniprorudne 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 Dniprorudne peaks around July 16 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dniprorudne in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dniprorudne is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1815 µg/m³Dec 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dniprorudne?

Dniprorudne sits at 47.4°N, 35.0°E, 74 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Enerhodar, 28 km away.

Topography around Dniprorudne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dniprorudne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Dniprorudne is covered by trees (28%), water (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Enerhodar 28 km · Marhanets 39 km · Nikopol 50 km · Zaporizhzhya 52 km · Tokmak 55 km · Melitopol 67 km · Vilnyansk 70 km · Pokrov 73 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 Dniprorudne (47.3899°, 35.0007°, elevation 74 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).