Zaporizhzhya weather in December

In December, Zaporizhzhya sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zaporizhzhya's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaporizhzhya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:29 AM – 3:42 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zaporizhzhya is city and administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
2,145/km²
people per km²
Founded
~952 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 3°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zaporizhzhya reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
52-1
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
131-2
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-3
271-3
281-3
291-4
300-4
310-4

How December really feels in Zaporizhzhya

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.

Zaporizhzhya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°378.45.68.60.0
Feb / -4°316.549.90.0
Mar / 408.32.911.60.9
Apr15° / 396.90.313.44.6
May21° / 12°448.6014.96.9
Jun25° / 16°478.5015.77.1
Jul28° / 18°356.4015.47.0
Aug27° / 18°304.9014.17.3
Sep22° / 13°426.6012.47.3
Oct14° / 3460.210.64.5
Nov / 386.61.59.10.8
Dec / -3°397.63.88.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131288
141288
151288
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181288
191288
201288
211288
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281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zaporizhzhya gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1217
2218
3218
4229
5229
62210
72210
82310
92311
102411
112411
122412
132512
142513
152513
162613
172614
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202614
212614
222614
232614
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282514
292514
302514
312514

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
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15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2215light breeze
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2615light breeze
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2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 7:15 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 3:44 PM to 3:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:153:44
28.57:163:43
38.47:173:43
48.47:183:43
58.47:193:42
68.47:213:42
78.37:223:42
88.37:233:42
98.37:243:42
108.37:253:41
118.37:253:41
128.37:263:41
138.27:273:42
148.27:283:42
158.27:293:42
168.27:293:42
178.27:303:42
188.27:313:42
198.27:313:43
208.27:323:43
218.27:323:44
228.27:333:44
238.27:333:45
248.27:343:45
258.27:343:46
268.27:353:46
278.27:353:47
288.27:353:48
298.27:353:48
308.27:353:49
318.27:363:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
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60.8Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zaporizhzhya?

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 Zaporizhzhya.

What to pack for Zaporizhzhya in December

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

In December, Zaporizhzhya sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zaporizhzhya 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 Zaporizhzhya 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 December 22 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 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zaporizhzhya in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zaporizhzhya is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1815 µg/m³Dec 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zaporizhzhya?

Zaporizhzhya sits at 47.9°N, 35.1°E, 105 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Vilnyansk, 26 km away.

Topography around Zaporizhzhya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaporizhzhya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m.

The land around Zaporizhzhya is covered by artificial surfaces (48%), trees (29%) and water (21%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Vilnyansk 26 km · Marhanets 44 km · Dniprorudne 52 km · Enerhodar 53 km · Synelnykove 61 km · Nikopol 63 km · Dnipro 69 km · Nyzhnodniprovsk 69 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 Zaporizhzhya (47.8517°, 35.1171°, elevation 105 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).