Volochysk weather in December

In December, Volochysk sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 8 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 9% 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 Volochysk's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volochysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:13 AM – 4:10 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Volochysk is city of Ukraine.

Density
1,264/km²
people per km²
Founded
1462

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 Volochysk reaches about 0°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
32-3
42-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-4
131-4
140-4
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How December really feels in Volochysk

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.

Volochysk 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° / -5°328.26.88.40.0
Feb / -5°348.77.19.80.0
Mar / -1°41104.411.50.7
Apr14° / 5011.41.213.43.8
May20° / 6812.2015.15.9
Jun23° / 13°85130166.2
Jul25° / 14°9813.8015.66.4
Aug24° / 14°6710.3014.26.9
Sep19° / 669.5012.46.0
Oct13° / 448.20.510.53.5
Nov / 398.438.90.6
Dec / -4°359.26.680.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91387
101486
111486
121486
131684
141684
151684
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311486

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Volochysk gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12717
22717
32717
42718
52718
62718
72718
82818
92819
102819
112819
122820
132920
142921
152921
163022
173022
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213224
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283224
293223
303123
313123

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
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
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 7:58 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:584:12
28.27:594:12
38.28:004:11
48.28:014:11
58.18:024:11
68.18:034:10
78.18:054:10
88.18:064:10
98.18:074:10
108.08:084:10
118.08:094:10
128.08:094:10
138.08:104:10
148.08:114:10
158.08:124:10
168.08:134:10
177.98:134:10
187.98:144:10
197.98:154:11
207.98:154:11
217.98:164:11
227.98:164:12
237.98:174:12
247.98:174:13
257.98:184:14
267.98:184:14
277.98:184:15
288.08:184:16
298.08:194:16
308.08:194:17
318.08:194:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.72 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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40.7Dim
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310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Volochysk?

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 Volochysk.

What to pack for Volochysk in December

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

In December, Volochysk sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Volochysk 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 Volochysk peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Volochysk?

Volochysk sits at 49.5°N, 26.2°E, 311 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Ternopil, 44 km away.

Starokostyantyniv

Topography around Volochysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volochysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Volochysk is covered by cropland (43%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ternopil 44 km · Horodok 48 km · Krasyliv 57 km · Khmelnytskyi 57 km · Rakove 64 km · Chortkiv 65 km · Kremenets 71 km · Starokostyantyniv 76 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 Volochysk (49.5361°, 26.2068°, elevation 311 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).