Khust weather in December

In December, Khust sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Khust's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khust's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:18 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Khust is capital of Khust raion, Zakarpattya Oblast in western Ukraine.

Density
1,373/km²
people per km²
Founded
1090

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 4°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Khust reaches about 2°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 -4°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)
14-1
24-2
34-2
44-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
270-5
280-5
290-5
300-5
310-5

How December really feels in Khust

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.

Khust weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7812.39.48.60.0
Feb / -5°7611.58.39.90.0
Mar / -1°7711.63.811.61.6
Apr15° / 6711.10.913.44.5
May20° / 9313.9014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°10113.7015.86.3
Jul25° / 14°10012.9015.46.5
Aug25° / 14°739.9014.17.0
Sep20° / 10°829.9012.46.3
Oct14° / 93110.510.64.2
Nov / 8311.43.991.3
Dec / -4°9612.588.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42872
52872
62872
72575
82575
92476
102476
112377
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172179
182278
192278
202377
212575
222575
232575
242674
252674
262674
272575
282674
292674
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Khust gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13620
23720
33721
43821
53822
63822
73822
83923
93923
103924
113925
123925
134026
144026
154127
164127
174128
184228
194228
204228
214228
224229
234329
244329
254329
264329
274330
284330
294330
304230
314230

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 6 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:03 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:034:30
28.48:054:29
38.48:064:29
48.48:074:28
58.38:084:28
68.38:094:28
78.38:104:28
88.38:114:28
98.38:124:27
108.28:134:27
118.28:144:27
128.28:154:27
138.28:164:27
148.28:174:27
158.28:174:28
168.28:184:28
178.28:194:28
188.18:194:28
198.18:204:29
208.18:214:29
218.18:214:29
228.18:224:30
238.18:224:30
248.18:234:31
258.18:234:31
268.18:234:32
278.28:244:33
288.28:244:33
298.28:244:34
308.28:244:35
318.28:244:36

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 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
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240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Khust?

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 Khust.

What to pack for Khust in December

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

In December, Khust sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Khust 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 Khust peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Khust?

Khust sits at 48.2°N, 23.3°E, 164 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Vynohradiv, 20 km away.

Topography around Khust

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khust has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Khust is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
317 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Vynohradiv 20 km · Svalyava 48 km · Berehove 49 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 51 km · Mukachevo 52 km · Satu Mare 53 km · Baia Mare 61 km · Baia Sprie 64 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 Khust (48.1719°, 23.2979°, 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).