Pivdennoukrainsk weather in December

In December, Pivdennoukrainsk sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Pivdennoukrainsk's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pivdennoukrainsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:45 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pivdennoukrainsk is city in Mykolaiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine.

Density
1,582/km²
people per km²
Founded
1976

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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Pivdennoukrainsk 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 -5°C and 8°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)
13-1
23-1
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-3
122-3
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How December really feels in Pivdennoukrainsk

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.

Pivdennoukrainsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°347.158.60.0
Feb / -4°286.23.79.90.0
Mar / -0°358.32.411.61.3
Apr16° / 368.10.313.44.9
May22° / 11°5010.3014.96.7
Jun26° / 15°6110.2015.76.7
Jul28° / 17°458.2015.46.3
Aug28° / 16°406.6014.16.6
Sep22° / 11°456.7012.47.2
Oct15° / 386.10.110.64.8
Nov / 356.61.79.11.0
Dec / -3°336.63.38.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31684
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51585
61585
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81684
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101684
111783
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Pivdennoukrainsk gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1238
2238
3228
4228
5218
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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 (%)
1100
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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
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 7:31 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:314:00
28.57:323:59
38.47:333:59
48.47:343:58
58.47:353:58
68.47:363:58
78.37:373:58
88.37:383:58
98.37:393:57
108.37:403:57
118.37:413:57
128.37:423:57
138.27:433:57
148.27:443:57
158.27:443:58
168.27:453:58
178.27:463:58
188.27:463:58
198.27:473:59
208.27:483:59
218.27:483:59
228.27:494:00
238.27:494:00
248.27:504:01
258.27:504:01
268.27:504:02
278.27:504:03
288.27:514:03
298.27:514:04
308.27:514:05
318.27:514:06

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 6.05 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
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pivdennoukrainsk?

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
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pivdennoukrainsk.

What to pack for Pivdennoukrainsk in December

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

In December, Pivdennoukrainsk sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Pivdennoukrainsk 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 Pivdennoukrainsk peaks around July 18 at about 8 (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 18UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pivdennoukrainsk?

Pivdennoukrainsk sits at 47.8°N, 31.2°E, 82 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Voznesensk, 32 km away.

FortechnyiKropyvnytskyiPodilskyiMykolayivBalta

Topography around Pivdennoukrainsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pivdennoukrainsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Pivdennoukrainsk is covered by cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
313 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Voznesensk 32 km · Pervomaysk 34 km · Novoukrayinka 60 km · Fortechnyi 109 km · Kropyvnytskyi 111 km · Podilskyi 111 km · Mykolayiv 113 km · Balta 116 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 Pivdennoukrainsk (47.8288°, 31.1751°, elevation 82 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).