Zlatopil weather in December

In December, Zlatopil sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zlatopil's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zlatopil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:32 AM – 3:31 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zlatopil is city in Lozova raion, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine.

Density
3,168/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zlatopil reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 5°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)
11-3
21-3
31-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-4
80-4
90-4
100-4
110-5
120-5
13-1-5
14-1-5
15-1-5
16-1-5
17-1-5
18-1-5
19-1-5
20-1-6
21-1-6
22-1-6
23-1-6
24-1-6
25-1-6
26-1-6
27-1-6
28-1-6
29-1-6
30-1-6
31-2-6

How December really feels in Zlatopil

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
20 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Zlatopil weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°399.27.88.40.0
Feb-1° / -7°347.66.29.80.0
Mar / -2°449.4511.50.4
Apr14° / 449.30.613.44.2
May21° / 10°5310.2015.16.5
Jun25° / 15°6110.30166.8
Jul27° / 16°569.4015.66.8
Aug26° / 15°436.6014.27.4
Sep20° / 10°467.4012.46.8
Oct13° / 417.40.510.53.6
Nov / -1°377.52.78.90.3
Dec-1° / -5°428.35.780.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31189
41189
51189
61189
71090
81090
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
211090
221090
231090
241090
25991
261090
271090
281090
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zlatopil gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12415
22415
32416
42416
52416
62416
72417
82517
92517
102517
112517
122617
132617
142718
152718
162718
172819
182819
192819
202919
212920
222920
232920
242920
252921
262921
272921
282922
292922
302923
312923

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
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 3:33 PM to 3:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:173:33
28.27:183:32
38.27:193:32
48.27:203:32
58.27:223:31
68.17:233:31
78.17:243:31
88.17:253:31
98.17:263:30
108.17:273:30
118.07:283:30
128.07:293:30
138.07:303:30
148.07:303:30
158.07:313:30
168.07:323:31
178.07:333:31
188.07:333:31
198.07:343:31
208.07:353:32
218.07:353:32
228.07:363:33
238.07:363:33
248.07:363:34
258.07:373:34
268.07:373:35
278.07:373:36
288.07:383:36
298.07:383:37
308.07:383:38
318.07:383:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
130.6Dim
140.6Dim
150.6Dim
160.6Dim
170.6Dim
180.6Dim
190.6Dim
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210.6Dim
220.7Dim
230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zlatopil?

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 Zlatopil.

What to pack for Zlatopil in December

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

In December, Zlatopil sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zlatopil 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 Zlatopil peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zlatopil?

Zlatopil sits at 49.4°N, 36.2°E, 172 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Slobozhanske, 32 km away.

Topography around Zlatopil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zlatopil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Zlatopil is covered by cropland (53%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Slobozhanske 32 km · Balakliya 46 km · Merefa 51 km · Lozova 54 km · Berestyn 56 km · Chuhuyiv 61 km · Rayon KTZ 64 km · Pisochyn 64 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 Zlatopil (49.3765°, 36.2185°, elevation 172 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).