Rakivka weather in December

In December, Rakivka sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 7% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rakivka's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakivka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:41 AM – 3:43 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Rakivka 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 -6°C and 6°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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
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30-1-5
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How December really feels in Rakivka

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.

Rakivka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°378.26.58.50.0
Feb / -5°307.159.80.0
Mar / -1°419.64.311.60.7
Apr15° / 418.30.513.44.5
May21° / 11°5610.30156.6
Jun25° / 15°6010.2015.96.9
Jul27° / 17°529.2015.66.8
Aug27° / 16°436.4014.27.4
Sep21° / 11°527.6012.46.8
Oct13° / 397.10.210.53.9
Nov / 36728.90.5
Dec / -4°377.64.88.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
31387
41288
51189
61189
71189
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141288
151288
161288
171288
181288
191288
201387
211387
221387
231387
241387
251387
261387
271288
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rakivka gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22312
32312
42312
52312
62313
72313
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102313
112313
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312619

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 7:26 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 3:45 PM to 3:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:263:45
28.37:283:45
38.37:293:45
48.27:303:44
58.27:313:44
68.27:323:44
78.27:333:43
88.17:343:43
98.17:353:43
108.17:363:43
118.17:373:43
128.17:383:43
138.17:393:43
148.17:403:43
158.07:413:43
168.07:413:43
178.07:423:44
188.07:433:44
198.07:433:44
208.07:443:44
218.07:443:45
228.07:453:45
238.07:453:46
248.07:463:46
258.07:463:47
268.07:463:48
278.07:473:48
288.07:473:49
298.07:473:50
308.17:473:50
318.17:473:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.68 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 Rakivka?

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 Rakivka.

What to pack for Rakivka in December

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

In December, Rakivka sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Rakivka 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 Rakivka 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rakivka?

Rakivka sits at 49.0°N, 33.5°E, 72 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kryukiv, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Rakivka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakivka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Rakivka is covered by trees (39%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kryukiv 2.0 km · Kremenchuk 6.0 km · Avtozavodskyi 8.0 km · Horishni Plavni 12 km · Molodizhne 14 km · Svitlovodsk 16 km · Oleksandriya 46 km · Znamyanka 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 Rakivka (49.0245°, 33.464°, elevation 72 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).