Yevpatoriya weather in December

In December, Yevpatoriya sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Yevpatoriya's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yevpatoriya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:26 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Yevpatoriya is city in Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
1,647/km²
people per km²
Founded
~496 BCE

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 Yevpatoriya reaches about 6°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 -0°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

-10°-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
184
284
373
473
573
673
773
873
973
1063
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2162
2262
2362
2462
2552
2652
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

How December really feels in Yevpatoriya

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.

Yevpatoriya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 347.92.390.0
Feb / 306.61.810.10.1
Mar / 327.41.111.61.4
Apr13° / 296.60.113.24.0
May19° / 13°296.7014.66.7
Jun24° / 18°336.6015.47.7
Jul27° / 21°224.5015.17.8
Aug27° / 21°264.3013.97.8
Sep22° / 16°295.2012.37.8
Oct16° / 11°365.8010.75.7
Nov10° / 366.90.39.32.6
Dec / 377.21.38.60.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102179
112080
122080
132080
142080
152080
162080
172080
182080
192080
202080
212080
222080
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yevpatoriya gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1222
2223
3223
4223
5223
6223
7223
8223
9224
10234
11234
12234
13244
14244
15244
16244
17244
18244
19244
20244
21245
22245
23245
24245
25245
26245
27246
28246
29246
30256
31256

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 19 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0510152025151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
1519light breeze
1619light breeze
1719light breeze
1819light breeze
1919light breeze
2019light breeze
2119light breeze
2219light breeze
2319light breeze
2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 8:12 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:125:01
28.88:135:00
38.88:145:00
48.78:155:00
58.78:165:00
68.78:174:59
78.78:184:59
88.78:194:59
98.78:204:59
108.68:214:59
118.68:224:59
128.68:234:59
138.68:234:59
148.68:244:59
158.68:255:00
168.68:265:00
178.68:265:00
188.68:275:00
198.68:275:01
208.68:285:01
218.58:295:01
228.58:295:02
238.58:305:02
248.68:305:03
258.68:305:04
268.68:315:04
278.68:315:05
288.68:315:05
298.68:315:06
308.68:325:07
318.68:325:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Yevpatoriya?

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 Yevpatoriya.

What to pack for Yevpatoriya in December

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

In December, Yevpatoriya sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Yevpatoriya 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Sep 28 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Yevpatoriya 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 Yevpatoriya peaks around July 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 21UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yevpatoriya?

Yevpatoriya sits at 45.2°N, 33.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Saki, 20 km away.

Yany KapuDzhankoyBilohirsk

Topography around Yevpatoriya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yevpatoriya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Yevpatoriya is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (46%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Saki 20 km · Bakhchysaray 63 km · Simferopol 64 km · Sevastopol 67 km · Balaklava 79 km · Yany Kapu 90 km · Dzhankoy 98 km · Bilohirsk 98 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 Yevpatoriya (45.2009°, 33.3665°, elevation 11 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).