Mukachevo weather in December

In December, Mukachevo sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 15% 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 Mukachevo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mukachevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:22 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mukachevo is city in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
3,169/km²
people per km²
Founded
~701 CE

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 Mukachevo reaches about 2°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 -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
24-1
34-1
43-1
53-1
63-2
73-2
83-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
310-4

How December really feels in Mukachevo

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.

Mukachevo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°7512.38.98.60.0
Feb / -4°7311.57.99.90.0
Mar / -0°7111.63.311.61.5
Apr15° / 66110.813.44.5
May20° / 9814.40155.7
Jun23° / 13°10113.5015.86.3
Jul25° / 14°10513.5015.56.4
Aug25° / 14°7610.6014.16.9
Sep20° / 10°8110.2012.46.2
Oct14° / 9110.80.410.64.0
Nov / 8711.83.591.1
Dec / -3°9512.37.88.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52674
62575
72575
82476
92476
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152179
162179
172278
182377
192476
202476
212476
222575
232575
242575
252575
262575
272575
282575
292575
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mukachevo gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13718
23719
33819
43820
53820
63821
73821
83822
93822
103823
113823
123824
133825
143925
153926
163926
174027
184027
194028
204128
214128
224128
234129
244229
254229
264229
274229
284229
294229
304229
314229

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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 8:07 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 4:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:074:31
28.48:084:30
38.38:094:30
48.38:104:30
58.38:124:29
68.38:134:29
78.38:144:29
88.28:154:29
98.28:164:29
108.28:174:28
118.28:184:28
128.28:184:28
138.28:194:29
148.18:204:29
158.18:214:29
168.18:224:29
178.18:224:29
188.18:234:29
198.18:244:30
208.18:244:30
218.18:254:31
228.18:254:31
238.18:264:31
248.18:264:32
258.18:264:33
268.18:274:33
278.18:274:34
288.18:274:35
298.18:274:35
308.18:284:36
318.28:284:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
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260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mukachevo?

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 Mukachevo.

What to pack for Mukachevo in December

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

In December, Mukachevo sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mukachevo 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 Mukachevo peaks around June 23 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mukachevo?

Mukachevo sits at 48.4°N, 22.7°E, 120 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Svalyava, 23 km away.

Topography around Mukachevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mukachevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,608 m.

The land around Mukachevo is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
780 m
80 km
1,608 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Svalyava 23 km · Berehove 27 km · Uzhhorod 37 km · Vynohradiv 41 km · Khust 52 km · Kisvárda 53 km · Mátészalka 62 km · Michalovce 68 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 Mukachevo (48.4425°, 22.718°, elevation 120 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).