Truskavets weather in December

In December, Truskavets sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Truskavets's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Truskavets's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:22 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Truskavets is city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
404/km²
people per km²

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 Truskavets reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
22-2
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-4
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How December really feels in Truskavets

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
9 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Truskavets 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-1° / -6°4310.89.18.50.0
Feb / -5°5011.49.29.80.0
Mar / -1°5712.87.211.50.5
Apr13° / 70132.513.43.3
May18° / 10916.6015.14.9
Jun21° / 12°12017.5015.95.3
Jul23° / 13°13617.1015.65.7
Aug23° / 12°9614014.26.3
Sep18° / 8411.8012.45.4
Oct13° / 6810.61.410.53.3
Nov / 5410.54.88.90.7
Dec / -4°5311.39.18.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
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72476
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112278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Truskavets gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13221
23222
33222
43223
53323
63324
73425
83426
93427
103528
113529
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:074:24
28.38:084:24
38.28:104:23
48.28:114:23
58.28:124:23
68.28:134:22
78.18:144:22
88.18:154:22
98.18:164:22
108.18:174:22
118.18:184:22
128.08:194:22
138.08:204:22
148.08:214:22
158.08:224:22
168.08:224:22
178.08:234:22
188.08:244:22
198.08:244:23
208.08:254:23
218.08:254:24
228.08:264:24
238.08:264:24
248.08:274:25
258.08:274:26
268.08:274:26
278.08:284:27
288.08:284:28
298.08:284:28
308.08:284:29
318.08:284:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.84 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Truskavets?

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 Truskavets.

What to pack for Truskavets in December

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

In December, Truskavets sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Truskavets 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 Truskavets peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Truskavets?

Truskavets sits at 49.3°N, 23.5°E, 361 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Stebnyk, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Truskavets

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Truskavets has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,543 m.

The land around Truskavets is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
675 m
80 km
1,543 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Stebnyk 4.0 km · Boryslav 6.0 km · Drohobych 8.0 km · Stryi 25 km · Sambir 34 km · Dolyna 48 km · Novyi Rozdil 50 km · Horodok 57 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 Truskavets (49.2807°, 23.5037°, elevation 361 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).