Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi weather in December

In December, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.2 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 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:52 AM – 3:50 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is city of Ukraine.

Density
150/km²
people per km²
Founded
1032

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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 4°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)
12-2
22-2
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
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101-3
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How December really feels in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

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.

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 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-1° / -6°348.16.48.40.0
Feb / -5°3075.59.80.0
Mar / -1°3993.811.50.7
Apr14° / 439.40.613.44.3
May21° / 10°5910.7015.16.3
Jun24° / 14°71110166.7
Jul26° / 16°7210.5015.66.7
Aug26° / 15°487.5014.27.3
Sep20° / 10°558.4012.46.5
Oct13° / 417.20.310.53.7
Nov / 397.82.88.90.4
Dec / -4°388.25.480.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 5 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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Dry (%)
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22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 3:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:373:53
28.27:383:52
38.27:393:52
48.27:403:51
58.27:423:51
68.17:433:51
78.17:443:50
88.17:453:50
98.17:463:50
108.17:473:50
118.07:483:50
128.07:493:50
138.07:503:50
148.07:503:50
158.07:513:50
168.07:523:50
178.07:533:51
188.07:533:51
198.07:543:51
207.97:553:51
217.97:553:52
227.97:563:52
237.97:563:53
247.97:563:53
258.07:573:54
268.07:573:55
278.07:573:55
288.07:583:56
298.07:583:57
308.07:583:57
318.07:583:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.66 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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi?

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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi.

What to pack for Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi in December

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

In December, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 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 21 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 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi?

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi sits at 49.4°N, 31.3°E, 105 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Bohuslav, 31 km away.

Topography around Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Bohuslav 31 km · Kaniv 40 km · Zvenyhorodka 43 km · Shpola 46 km · Bahacheve 48 km · Smila 50 km · Cherkasy 58 km · Zolotonosha 63 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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi (49.4182°, 31.2517°, elevation 105 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).