Novovolynsk weather in December

In December, Novovolynsk sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 7.8 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 1°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 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Novovolynsk's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novovolynsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:27 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Novovolynsk is city of regional significance of Ukraine.

Density
2,928/km²
people per km²
Founded
1951

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 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Novovolynsk reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 7°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)
13-1
23-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
311-4

How December really feels in Novovolynsk

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.

Novovolynsk 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 / -4°369.56.68.20.0
Feb / -4°3610.26.99.70.0
Mar / -1°4210.23.511.50.8
Apr14° / 4810.31.213.54.0
May19° / 7713.3015.25.7
Jun22° / 12°8012.7016.26.2
Jul24° / 14°9313.4015.86.4
Aug24° / 14°6610.1014.36.9
Sep19° / 689.7012.45.9
Oct13° / 499.20.410.43.5
Nov / 399.52.88.70.7
Dec / -3°399.667.80.0

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51684
61585
71585
81585
91585
101486
111486
121486
131486
141486
151486
161486
171486
181684
191684
201684
211684
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281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Novovolynsk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12615
22615
32716
42716
52817
62917
72918
83018
93118
103119
113119
123219
133220
143220
153320
163321
173321
183321
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203321
213321
223221
233220
243220
253220
263220
273320
283320
293320
303320
313320

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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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2015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 8:11 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:114:15
28.08:124:15
38.08:144:14
48.08:154:14
58.08:164:13
67.98:174:13
77.98:184:13
87.98:194:12
97.98:204:12
107.88:224:12
117.88:224:12
127.88:234:12
137.88:244:12
147.88:254:12
157.88:264:12
167.88:274:12
177.78:274:12
187.78:284:13
197.78:294:13
207.78:294:13
217.78:304:14
227.78:304:14
237.78:314:15
247.78:314:15
257.78:324:16
267.78:324:16
277.78:324:17
287.88:324:18
297.88:334:19
307.88:334:19
317.88:334:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
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100.7Dim
110.6Dim
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260.7Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Novovolynsk?

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 Novovolynsk.

What to pack for Novovolynsk in December

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

In December, Novovolynsk sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Novovolynsk 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 Novovolynsk peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novovolynsk?

Novovolynsk sits at 50.7°N, 24.2°E, 236 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Volodymyr-Volynskyi, 18 km away.

Topography around Novovolynsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novovolynsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m.

The land around Novovolynsk is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Volodymyr-Volynskyi 18 km · Hrubieszów 21 km · Sokal 30 km · Sheptytskyi 38 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 61 km · Zamość 64 km · Kovel 66 km · Chełm 67 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 Novovolynsk (50.7295°, 24.1598°, elevation 236 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).