Zolochiv weather in December

In December, Zolochiv sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 10% 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 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zolochiv's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zolochiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:19 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zolochiv is city in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine.

Density
1,942/km²
people per km²
Founded
1423

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 Zolochiv reaches about 1°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
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
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How December really feels in Zolochiv

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
4 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Zolochiv weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4210.58.78.40.0
Feb / -5°43118.29.80.0
Mar / -1°5111.55.111.50.6
Apr14° / 5511.71.413.53.7
May19° / 8314.6015.15.4
Jun22° / 13°9514.50165.9
Jul24° / 14°10614.5015.76.2
Aug24° / 14°8011.6014.26.7
Sep19° / 7310.5012.45.7
Oct13° / 5190.810.53.4
Nov / 4610.648.80.6
Dec / -4°4911.58.180.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
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51783
61783
71684
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zolochiv gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23220
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73523
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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 (%)
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28100
29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 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 8:04 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:044:16
28.28:054:16
38.18:064:15
48.18:084:15
58.18:094:15
68.18:104:14
78.18:114:14
88.08:124:14
98.08:134:14
108.08:144:14
118.08:154:13
128.08:164:13
137.98:174:13
147.98:184:14
157.98:184:14
167.98:194:14
177.98:204:14
187.98:214:14
197.98:214:15
207.98:224:15
217.98:224:15
227.98:234:16
237.98:234:16
247.98:244:17
257.98:244:17
267.98:244:18
277.98:254:19
287.98:254:19
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307.98:254:21
317.98:254:22

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 5.54 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
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zolochiv?

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 Zolochiv.

What to pack for Zolochiv in December

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

In December, Zolochiv sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zolochiv 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 Zolochiv peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zolochiv?

Zolochiv sits at 49.8°N, 24.9°E, 244 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Brody, 36 km away.

Topography around Zolochiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zolochiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.

The land around Zolochiv is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
310 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Brody 36 km · Berezhany 40 km · Vynnyky 55 km · Ternopil 57 km · Sykhiv 60 km · Novyi Lviv 63 km · Lviv 63 km · Novyi Rozdil 67 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 Zolochiv (49.8074°, 24.9038°, elevation 244 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).