Sokal weather in December

In December, Sokal 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 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 10% 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 Sokal's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokal'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
8:25 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sokal is city of Ukraine, in northern Galicia on the Bug River near border with Volhynia.

Density
2,405/km²
people per km²
Founded
1424

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 Sokal 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
33-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-3
141-3
151-3
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201-3
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281-4
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How December really feels in Sokal

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.

Sokal 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 / -5°369.26.58.30.0
Feb / -4°3710.16.99.70.0
Mar / -1°43103.611.50.8
Apr14° / 4710.6113.54.0
May19° / 7813.5015.25.7
Jun23° / 13°8313.2016.16.2
Jul25° / 14°9613.5015.86.4
Aug24° / 14°6910.7014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°6910.1012.45.9
Oct13° / 498.90.410.43.6
Nov / 409.32.98.80.7
Dec / -3°399.65.77.90.0

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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51783
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131684
141684
151684
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311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sokal 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 34% 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
32715
42716
52816
62816
72917
83017
93018
103018
113118
123119
133119
143219
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293420
303420
313420

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
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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
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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 8:09 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:094:16
28.18:114:15
38.08:124:15
48.08:134:14
58.08:144:14
68.08:164:14
77.98:174:13
87.98:184:13
97.98:194:13
107.98:204:13
117.98:214:13
127.98:224:13
137.88:234:13
147.88:234:13
157.88:244:13
167.88:254:13
177.88:264:13
187.88:264:14
197.88:274:14
207.88:284:14
217.88:284:15
227.88:294:15
237.88:294:16
247.88:294:16
257.88:304:17
267.88:304:17
277.88:304:18
287.88:314:19
297.88:314:19
307.88:314:20
317.88:314:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sokal?

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 Sokal.

What to pack for Sokal in December

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

In December, Sokal 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 Sokal 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 Sokal peaks around July 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 17UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sokal?

Sokal sits at 50.5°N, 24.3°E, 184 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sheptytskyi, 9.0 km away.

VynnykyBrody

Topography around Sokal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m.

The land around Sokal is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Sheptytskyi 9.0 km · Novovolynsk 30 km · Volodymyr-Volynskyi 42 km · Hrubieszów 46 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 61 km · Lviv 73 km · Vynnyky 74 km · Brody 75 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 Sokal (50.4745°, 24.2809°, elevation 184 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).