Kryvyy Rih weather in December

In December, Kryvyy Rih sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kryvyy Rih's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kryvyy Rih's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:37 AM – 3:49 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kryvyy Rih is city of regional significance in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine.

Density
1,473/km²
people per km²
Founded
1775

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 Kryvyy Rih 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 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
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How December really feels in Kryvyy Rih

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.

Kryvyy Rih weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-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°367.95.68.60.0
Feb / -5°296.44.29.90.0
Mar / -1°419.53.411.60.9
Apr15° / 407.70.513.44.8
May22° / 11°5510.1014.96.7
Jun26° / 15°6010.7015.76.7
Jul28° / 17°477.8015.46.5
Aug28° / 16°395.9014.16.9
Sep22° / 11°456.7012.47.2
Oct14° / 355.90.110.64.5
Nov / 366.51.490.7
Dec / -4°356.83.88.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 (%)
11684
21585
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
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101486
111486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kryvyy Rih gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 4 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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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 3:50 PM to 3:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:223:50
28.47:233:50
38.47:243:50
48.47:253:49
58.47:273:49
68.47:283:49
78.37:293:48
88.37:303:48
98.37:313:48
108.37:323:48
118.37:333:48
128.27:333:48
138.27:343:48
148.27:353:48
158.27:363:48
168.27:373:49
178.27:373:49
188.27:383:49
198.27:393:49
208.27:393:50
218.27:403:50
228.27:403:51
238.27:413:51
248.27:413:52
258.27:413:52
268.27:423:53
278.27:423:54
288.27:423:54
298.27:423:55
308.27:433:56
318.27:433:57

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 6.05 kWh/m² in July 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 Kryvyy Rih?

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 Kryvyy Rih.

What to pack for Kryvyy Rih in December

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

In December, Kryvyy Rih sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kryvyy Rih 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 Kryvyy Rih peaks around July 19 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kryvyy Rih?

Kryvyy Rih sits at 47.9°N, 33.4°E, 84 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Inhulets, 22 km away.

Vilnohirsk

Topography around Kryvyy Rih

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kryvyy Rih has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m.

The land around Kryvyy Rih is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, cropland (33%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
594 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Inhulets 22 km · Terny 29 km · Apostolove 37 km · Zhovti Vody 49 km · Dolynska 52 km · Pyatykhatky 61 km · Pokrov 61 km · Vilnohirsk 79 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 Kryvyy Rih (47.9057°, 33.394°, elevation 84 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).