Yalta weather in December

In December, Yalta sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.8 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 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Yalta's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yalta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:20 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Yalta is city in Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
272/km²
people per km²
Founded
1154

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 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Yalta reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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)
184
274
374
474
574
673
773
873
973
1063
1163
1263
1363
1463
1563
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2162
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3052
3152

How December really feels in Yalta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yalta 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 / 409.33.790.0
Feb / 337.93.410.10.0
Mar / 379.12.211.61.0
Apr12° / 307.20.413.23.3
May17° / 12°337.5014.66.1
Jun22° / 17°458.2015.37.4
Jul25° / 20°366.30158.0
Aug25° / 20°346.3013.98.0
Sep21° / 16°306.2012.37.4
Oct15° / 11°365.9010.75.3
Nov10° / 407.40.69.42.4
Dec / 428.82.68.70.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
32971
42971
52971
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
163070
173070
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263070
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yalta gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1264
2265
3265
4275
5275
6276
7276
8276
9276
10277
11287
12287
13298
14298
15309
16309
17309
183010
193010
203110
213110
223110
233111
243111
253111
263010
273010
283010
293010
303010
313010

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 13 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:065:00
28.98:075:00
38.88:084:59
48.88:094:59
58.88:104:59
68.88:114:59
78.88:124:59
88.88:134:59
98.78:144:58
108.78:154:58
118.78:164:58
128.78:174:59
138.78:184:59
148.78:184:59
158.78:194:59
168.78:204:59
178.78:205:00
188.68:215:00
198.68:225:00
208.68:225:01
218.68:235:01
228.68:235:01
238.68:245:02
248.68:245:02
258.68:245:03
268.68:255:04
278.78:255:04
288.78:255:05
298.78:265:06
308.78:265:06
318.78:265:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Yalta?

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

0.5
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 Yalta.

What to pack for Yalta in December

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

In December, Yalta sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Yalta 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 at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) 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 Sep 30 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Yalta 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 Yalta peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yalta?

Yalta sits at 44.5°N, 34.2°E, 54 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Alushta, 27 km away.

Saki

Topography around Yalta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yalta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 720 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m.

The land around Yalta is covered by trees (50%), water (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
720 m
16 km
1,541 m
80 km
1,529 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Alushta 27 km · Bakhchysaray 37 km · Balaklava 45 km · Simferopol 51 km · Sevastopol 52 km · Bilohirsk 71 km · Sudak 75 km · Saki 83 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 Yalta (44.5022°, 34.1662°, elevation 54 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).