Skadovsk weather in December

In December, Skadovsk sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Skadovsk's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skadovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:31 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Skadovsk is city in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine.

Density
125/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Skadovsk reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
174
273
363
463
563
663
763
863
962
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
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2151
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2741
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How December really feels in Skadovsk

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.

Skadovsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 347.938.90.0
Feb / 306.11.9100.0
Mar / 3071.311.60.7
Apr12° / 305.90.113.33.6
May18° / 14°326.1014.76.7
Jun23° / 19°335.9015.57.8
Jul26° / 22°254.3015.28.2
Aug26° / 21°233.60148.3
Sep21° / 17°365.6012.37.5
Oct15° / 11°335.8010.75.1
Nov / 386.60.59.22.0
Dec / 366.71.88.50.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
91882
101882
111882
121882
131882
141882
151882
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301981
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Skadovsk gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1223
2223
3213
4213
5213
6214
7214
8214
9214
10214
11215
12225
13226
14226
15227
16237
17237
18237
19227
20228
21228
22228
23228
24228
25228
26228
27227
28227
29227
30227
31227

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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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 22 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
723breezy
823breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
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1222breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 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 7:17 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:173:59
28.77:183:59
38.77:193:58
48.67:203:58
58.67:213:58
68.67:223:58
78.67:233:58
88.67:243:57
98.57:253:57
108.57:263:57
118.57:273:57
128.57:283:57
138.57:293:58
148.57:303:58
158.57:303:58
168.57:313:58
178.47:323:58
188.47:323:59
198.47:333:59
208.47:333:59
218.47:344:00
228.47:344:00
238.47:354:01
248.47:354:01
258.47:364:02
268.47:364:02
278.47:364:03
288.57:374:04
298.57:374:04
308.57:374:05
318.57:374:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
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201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Skadovsk?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.2
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 Skadovsk.

What to pack for Skadovsk in December

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

In December, Skadovsk sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Skadovsk in December

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Sep 18 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep20Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov11Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Skadovsk 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 Skadovsk peaks around July 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 21UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skadovsk?

Skadovsk sits at 46.1°N, 32.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Oleshky, 59 km away.

Nova KakhovkaKakhovkaYevpatoriyaMykolayiv

Topography around Skadovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skadovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Skadovsk is covered by water (41%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (48%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Oleshky 59 km · Armyansk 60 km · Kherson 62 km · Yany Kapu 70 km · Nova Kakhovka 80 km · Kakhovka 89 km · Yevpatoriya 107 km · Mykolayiv 119 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 Skadovsk (46.1131°, 32.9098°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).