Kamianets-Podilskyi weather in December

In December, Kamianets-Podilskyi sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 10% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kamianets-Podilskyi's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamianets-Podilskyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:07 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kamianets-Podilskyi is city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.

Density
3,513/km²
people per km²
Founded
1062

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 Kamianets-Podilskyi 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 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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
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How December really feels in Kamianets-Podilskyi

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.

Kamianets-Podilskyi 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-0° / -5°287.55.98.50.0
Feb / -4°328.15.79.80.0
Mar / -1°429.83.811.61.0
Apr15° / 5210.60.913.44.3
May21° / 10°6912.40156.1
Jun24° / 14°8612.6015.96.4
Jul26° / 15°9712.9015.56.3
Aug26° / 15°6510014.26.9
Sep20° / 10°628.9012.46.4
Oct13° / 447.60.210.54.0
Nov / 367.32.690.8
Dec / -4°327.85.58.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kamianets-Podilskyi gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:524:14
28.37:544:14
38.37:554:14
48.37:564:13
58.37:574:13
68.27:584:13
78.27:594:12
88.28:004:12
98.28:014:12
108.28:024:12
118.18:034:12
128.18:044:12
138.18:054:12
148.18:064:12
158.18:064:12
168.18:074:12
178.18:084:13
188.18:094:13
198.18:094:13
208.18:104:14
218.18:104:14
228.18:114:14
238.18:114:15
248.18:124:15
258.18:124:16
268.18:124:17
278.18:134:17
288.18:134:18
298.18:134:19
308.18:134:20
318.18:134:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.79 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 Kamianets-Podilskyi?

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 Kamianets-Podilskyi.

What to pack for Kamianets-Podilskyi in December

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

In December, Kamianets-Podilskyi sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kamianets-Podilskyi 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 Kamianets-Podilskyi peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 14UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kamianets-Podilskyi?

Kamianets-Podilskyi sits at 48.7°N, 26.6°E, 164 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Dunayivtsi, 30 km away.

EdineţDorohoiRakoveKhmelnytskyi

Topography around Kamianets-Podilskyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamianets-Podilskyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m.

The land around Kamianets-Podilskyi is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
494 m
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December weather nearby: Dunayivtsi 30 km · Horodok 55 km · Chernivtsi 65 km · Chortkiv 69 km · Edineţ 77 km · Dorohoi 82 km · Rakove 87 km · Khmelnytskyi 87 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 Kamianets-Podilskyi (48.6788°, 26.5852°, elevation 164 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).