Dolyna weather in December

In December, Dolyna sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dolyna's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolyna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:19 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dolyna is city and hromada in Kalush raion, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, Ukraine.

Density
756/km²
people per km²

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 Dolyna 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 -6°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
23-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
101-3
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
200-5
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How December really feels in Dolyna

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
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dolyna weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -6°4210.68.98.50.0
Feb / -5°501199.80.0
Mar / -2°6213.17.711.60.5
Apr13° / 7112.82.513.43.3
May18° / 11316.60.1154.9
Jun21° / 11°12517015.95.4
Jul23° / 13°13316.5015.65.8
Aug23° / 12°9313.4014.26.4
Sep18° / 8411.6012.45.5
Oct13° / 6810.31.510.53.5
Nov / 54104.78.90.8
Dec / -4°5511.89.18.10.0

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52773
62674
72674
82674
92575
102575
112575
122476
132476
142476
152476
162476
172476
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192575
202674
212674
222674
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282674
292674
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dolyna gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13221
23222
33222
43322
53323
63423
73424
83525
93626
103627
113727
123728
133829
143830
153931
163931
174032
184032
194033
204133
214133
224133
234133
244033
254033
264032
274032
284032
294032
304031
313931

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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2714light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 8:04 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:044:24
28.38:054:23
38.38:074:23
48.28:084:22
58.28:094:22
68.28:104:22
78.28:114:22
88.28:124:21
98.18:134:21
108.18:144:21
118.18:154:21
128.18:164:21
138.18:174:21
148.18:184:21
158.18:184:21
168.08:194:22
178.08:204:22
188.08:204:22
198.08:214:22
208.08:224:23
218.08:224:23
228.08:234:24
238.08:234:24
248.08:244:25
258.08:244:25
268.08:244:26
278.08:244:26
288.08:254:27
298.18:254:28
308.18:254:29
318.18:254:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
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310.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dolyna?

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 Dolyna.

What to pack for Dolyna in December

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

In December, Dolyna sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Dolyna 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 Dolyna peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dolyna?

Dolyna sits at 49.0°N, 24.0°E, 373 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kalush, 30 km away.

Topography around Dolyna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolyna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,604 m.

The land around Dolyna is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
1,604 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Kalush 30 km · Stryi 33 km · Stebnyk 47 km · Truskavets 48 km · Boryslav 53 km · Drohobych 54 km · Knyahynyn 55 km · Ivano-Frankivsk 55 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 Dolyna (48.9716°, 23.9656°, elevation 373 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).