Sudak weather in December

In December, Sudak sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sudak's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sudak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:18 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Sudak is city in Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
1,106/km²
people per km²
Founded
~211 BCE

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 8°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sudak reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 11°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)
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775
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974
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How December really feels in Sudak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sudak weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 338.13.190.1
Feb / 277.52.710.10.0
Mar / 3481.411.60.8
Apr11° / 235.60.213.22.9
May16° / 14°235.1014.65.8
Jun21° / 19°295.2015.37.7
Jul24° / 22°173.40158.7
Aug25° / 22°193.4013.98.7
Sep20° / 18°234.3012.37.7
Oct15° / 13°366.3010.75.2
Nov10° / 387.60.59.42.5
Dec / 378.62.48.70.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42377
52476
62278
72278
82377
92377
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152575
162674
172674
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202872
212872
222872
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302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sudak gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1264
2264
3264
4264
5265
6265
7265
8265
9276
10276
11276
12287
13287
14288
15298
16298
17298
18299
19299
20299
21299
222910
232910
242910
252910
262910
272910
282910
292810
302810
312810

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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15100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 21 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 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 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 8:04 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:044:55
28.88:054:55
38.88:064:55
48.88:074:55
58.88:084:54
68.78:094:54
78.78:104:54
88.78:114:54
98.78:124:54
108.78:134:54
118.78:144:54
128.78:154:54
138.68:164:54
148.68:164:54
158.68:174:54
168.68:184:55
178.68:184:55
188.68:194:55
198.68:204:56
208.68:204:56
218.68:214:56
228.68:214:57
238.68:224:57
248.68:224:58
258.68:234:58
268.68:234:59
278.68:235:00
288.68:235:00
298.68:245:01
308.68:245:02
318.68:245:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sudak?

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

0.7
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 Sudak.

What to pack for Sudak in December

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

In December, Sudak sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sudak in December

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 1 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Sudak 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 Sudak peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sudak?

Sudak sits at 44.8°N, 35.0°E, 33 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Bilohirsk, 37 km away.

BakhchysarayDzhankoySaki

Topography around Sudak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sudak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m.

The land around Sudak is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (23%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (41%), trees (35%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
556 m
16 km
959 m
80 km
1,530 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Bilohirsk 37 km · Feodosiya 38 km · Alushta 49 km · Simferopol 69 km · Yalta 75 km · Bakhchysaray 89 km · Dzhankoy 106 km · Saki 113 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 Sudak (44.8492°, 34.9747°, elevation 33 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).