Horlivka weather in December

In December, Horlivka sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Horlivka's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horlivka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:20 AM – 3:28 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Horlivka is city in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
568/km²
people per km²
Founded
1779

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 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Horlivka reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°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)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-4
61-4
70-4
80-4
90-4
100-4
110-4
120-5
130-5
140-5
150-5
160-5
17-1-5
18-1-5
19-1-5
20-1-5
21-1-5
22-1-5
23-1-5
24-1-5
25-1-6
26-1-6
27-1-6
28-1-6
29-1-6
30-1-6
31-1-6

How December really feels in Horlivka

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
17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Horlivka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°419.37.88.60.0
Feb-0° / -6°357.66.49.90.0
Mar / -2°429.84.911.60.6
Apr14° / 479.70.413.44.3
May21° / 10°5710.20156.5
Jun25° / 15°6210.2015.86.8
Jul28° / 16°518.6015.56.6
Aug27° / 15°335.8014.17.2
Sep21° / 10°447.1012.47.0
Oct13° / 407.20.610.64.0
Nov / -1°377.32.490.4
Dec-0° / -5°428.85.88.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121288
131189
141189
151090
161090
171090
181090
191090
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211090
221090
231090
241090
25991
261090
271090
281090
291090
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Horlivka gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12714
22715
32715
42715
52716
62717
72817
82818
92818
102818
112819
122819
132819
142820
152820
162820
172921
182921
192921
202821
212820
222820
232820
242820
252820
262820
272920
282920
292920
302920
312920

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light 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
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2412light breeze
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2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:05 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 3:30 PM to 3:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:053:30
28.47:063:30
38.47:073:29
48.37:093:29
58.37:103:29
68.37:113:29
78.37:123:28
88.37:133:28
98.27:143:28
108.27:153:28
118.27:163:28
128.27:173:28
138.27:173:28
148.27:183:28
158.27:193:28
168.17:203:28
178.17:213:29
188.17:213:29
198.17:223:29
208.17:223:30
218.17:233:30
228.17:233:30
238.17:243:31
248.17:243:31
258.17:253:32
268.17:253:33
278.17:253:33
288.17:253:34
298.27:263:35
308.27:263:36
318.27:263:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
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250.8Dim
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310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Horlivka?

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 Horlivka.

What to pack for Horlivka in December

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

In December, Horlivka sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Horlivka 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 Horlivka peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Horlivka 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 Horlivka is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1718 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Horlivka?

Horlivka sits at 48.3°N, 38.0°E, 245 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Tsentralno-Miskyi, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Horlivka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horlivka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Horlivka is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (30%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Tsentralno-Miskyi 1.0 km · Mykytivskyi 2.0 km · Kindrativskyi 3.0 km · Yenakiyeve 15 km · Toretsk 16 km · Yasynuvata 23 km · Khanzhonkivskyi 23 km · Khanzhonkove 23 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 Horlivka (48.2999°, 38.0171°, elevation 245 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).