Shostka weather in December

In December, Shostka sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Shostka's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shostka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
7:55 AM – 3:29 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shostka is town and administrative center of Shostkynskyi District, Sumy Oblast, in northeastern Ukraine.

Density
1,675/km²
people per km²
Founded
1739

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 -0°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Shostka reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°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)
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15-2-6
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How December really feels in Shostka

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
25 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Shostka 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-3° / -7°399.68.68.10.0
Feb-2° / -7°358.77.69.60.0
Mar / -3°399.25.511.50.2
Apr13° / 439.40.913.63.6
May20° / 6111.2015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6411.3016.46.6
Jul25° / 15°8512.70166.5
Aug24° / 14°508.3014.47.2
Sep18° / 528.7012.45.9
Oct11° / 479.20.810.42.7
Nov / -1°438.33.38.60.1
Dec-2° / -6°418.97.57.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
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11991
12991
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14991
151090
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31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shostka gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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52821
62822
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82822
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112723
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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 (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 7:39 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 3:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:393:32
27.97:413:32
37.87:423:31
47.87:433:31
57.87:443:30
67.77:463:30
77.77:473:30
87.77:483:29
97.77:493:29
107.77:503:29
117.67:513:29
127.67:523:29
137.67:533:29
147.67:543:29
157.67:553:29
167.67:553:29
177.67:563:29
187.57:573:30
197.57:583:30
207.57:583:30
217.57:593:31
227.57:593:31
237.58:003:31
247.58:003:32
257.58:003:33
267.58:013:33
277.68:013:34
287.68:013:35
297.68:013:35
307.68:013:36
317.68:013:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.54 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 Shostka?

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 Shostka.

What to pack for Shostka in December

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

In December, Shostka sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Shostka 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 Shostka peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Shostka?

Shostka sits at 51.9°N, 33.5°E, 177 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Novhorod-Siverskyi, 21 km away.

TrubchevskBakhmachRyl’skStarodub

Topography around Shostka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shostka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m.

The land around Shostka is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
148 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Novhorod-Siverskyi 21 km · Krolevets 35 km · Hlukhiv 37 km · Konotop 73 km · Trubchevsk 82 km · Bakhmach 88 km · Ryl’sk 90 km · Starodub 94 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 Shostka (51.8643°, 33.4728°, elevation 177 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).