Horodok weather in December

In December, Horodok sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 8 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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Horodok's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horodok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:24 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Horodok is city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
540/km²
people per km²
Founded
1213

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 Horodok reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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 8°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)
13-1
23-2
33-2
43-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-3
122-3
132-3
141-3
151-3
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181-3
191-3
201-4
211-4
221-4
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310-4

How December really feels in Horodok

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.

Horodok 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 / -5°3910.27.58.40.0
Feb / -4°4410.77.69.80.0
Mar / -1°4811.2411.50.9
Apr14° / 5411.81.313.53.9
May19° / 9114.9015.15.4
Jun22° / 13°8914.50165.9
Jul24° / 14°10915.1015.76.2
Aug24° / 14°7911.5014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°7210.4012.45.8
Oct13° / 579.80.510.53.7
Nov / 4810.23.48.80.8
Dec / -3°4610.96.980.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62080
71981
81981
91981
101981
111882
121882
131882
141882
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202179
212179
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242278
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272278
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Horodok gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13018
23118
33118
43118
53219
63219
73320
83320
93420
103421
113421
123522
133522
143523
153623
163624
173624
183624
193725
203725
213725
223724
233724
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253624
263623
273623
283623
293623
303623
313623

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
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14100
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16100
17100
18100
19100
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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.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:094:21
28.28:104:21
38.28:114:21
48.18:134:20
58.18:144:20
68.18:154:19
78.18:164:19
88.08:174:19
98.08:184:19
108.08:194:19
118.08:204:19
128.08:214:19
137.98:224:19
147.98:234:19
157.98:234:19
167.98:244:19
177.98:254:19
187.98:264:19
197.98:264:20
207.98:274:20
217.98:274:21
227.98:284:21
237.98:284:21
247.98:294:22
257.98:294:23
267.98:294:23
277.98:304:24
287.98:304:25
297.98:304:25
307.98:304:26
317.98:304:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Horodok?

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 Horodok.

What to pack for Horodok in December

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

In December, Horodok sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Horodok 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 Horodok peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Horodok 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 Horodok is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1315 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Horodok?

Horodok sits at 49.8°N, 23.6°E, 280 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Novoyavorivs'k, 17 km away.

Topography around Horodok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horodok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 274 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m.

The land around Horodok is covered by grassland (32%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,049 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Novoyavorivs'k 17 km · Lviv 28 km · Novyi Lviv 28 km · Sykhiv 30 km · Mostyska 36 km · Vynnyky 36 km · Sambir 44 km · Drohobych 49 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 Horodok (49.7848°, 23.6481°, elevation 280 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).