Uzhhorod weather in December

In December, Uzhhorod sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Uzhhorod's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uzhhorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:24 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Uzhhorod is city and administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast and Uzhorod District in western Ukraine.

Density
2,886/km²
people per km²
Founded
~850 CE

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 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Uzhhorod reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Uzhhorod

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.

Uzhhorod weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5010.56.18.50.0
Feb / -2°519.85.19.80.1
Mar10° / 499.41.811.62.4
Apr17° / 499.70.213.45.3
May22° / 11°74120156.4
Jun25° / 14°7612015.86.5
Jul27° / 16°8312.2015.56.2
Aug28° / 16°578.7014.26.6
Sep22° / 11°638.5012.46.8
Oct16° / 669.40.110.54.9
Nov / 629.91.791.7
Dec / -2°6510.75.28.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
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62674
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112476
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312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Uzhhorod gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13110
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53111
63111
73112
83212
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313821

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 8:30 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 4:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:094:32
28.38:114:31
38.38:124:31
48.38:134:31
58.38:144:30
68.28:154:30
78.28:164:30
88.28:174:30
98.28:184:29
108.28:194:29
118.28:204:29
128.18:214:29
138.18:224:29
148.18:234:29
158.18:234:30
168.18:244:30
178.18:254:30
188.18:264:30
198.18:264:31
208.18:274:31
218.18:274:31
228.18:284:32
238.18:284:32
248.18:294:33
258.18:294:33
268.18:294:34
278.18:304:35
288.18:304:35
298.18:304:36
308.18:304:37
318.18:304:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Uzhhorod?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Uzhhorod.

What to pack for Uzhhorod in December

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

In December, Uzhhorod sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°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 Uzhhorod 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 Uzhhorod peaks around July 11 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
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Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Uzhhorod?

Uzhhorod sits at 48.6°N, 22.3°E, 120 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Michalovce, 31 km away.

Topography around Uzhhorod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uzhhorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 868 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,571 m.

The land around Uzhhorod is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
868 m
80 km
1,571 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Michalovce 31 km · Mukachevo 37 km · Snina 42 km · Trebišov 42 km · Humenné 44 km · Kisvárda 48 km · Svalyava 52 km · Berehove 53 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 Uzhhorod (48.6242°, 22.2947°, elevation 120 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).