Ternopil weather in December

In December, Ternopil sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ternopil's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ternopil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:15 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ternopil is city of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
3,818/km²
people per km²
Founded
1540

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

A typical December day in Ternopil reaches about 1°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 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-4
141-4
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How December really feels in Ternopil

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
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ternopil weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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° / -5°359.27.48.40.0
Feb / -5°369.47.39.80.0
Mar / -1°4511.24.911.50.6
Apr14° / 5211.31.213.43.7
May19° / 7313.6015.15.6
Jun22° / 13°8714.10166.0
Jul24° / 14°9914.4015.66.2
Aug24° / 14°7011.2014.26.8
Sep19° / 679.8012.45.9
Oct12° / 458.50.810.53.5
Nov / 408.83.78.90.5
Dec / -4°409.97.280.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71486
81387
91387
101387
111486
121486
131585
141684
151684
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ternopil gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62820
72920
82920
93021
103021
113022
123122
133223
143223
153324
163324
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303425
313425

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:004:15
28.28:014:14
38.28:034:14
48.28:044:13
58.18:054:13
68.18:064:13
78.18:074:12
88.18:084:12
98.08:094:12
108.08:104:12
118.08:114:12
128.08:124:12
138.08:134:12
148.08:144:12
158.08:154:12
168.08:154:12
177.98:164:13
187.98:174:13
197.98:174:13
207.98:184:13
217.98:184:14
227.98:194:14
237.98:194:15
247.98:204:15
257.98:204:16
267.98:204:17
277.98:214:17
288.08:214:18
298.08:214:19
308.08:214:19
318.08:214:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.73 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 Ternopil?

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 Ternopil.

What to pack for Ternopil in December

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

In December, Ternopil sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°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 Ternopil 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 Ternopil peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ternopil?

Ternopil sits at 49.6°N, 25.6°E, 320 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Volochysk, 44 km away.

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Topography around Ternopil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ternopil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m.

The land around Ternopil is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Volochysk 44 km · Berezhany 49 km · Zolochiv 57 km · Kremenets 61 km · Chortkiv 62 km · Brody 67 km · Horodok 82 km · Knyahynyn 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 Ternopil (49.554°, 25.5907°, elevation 320 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).