Zvenyhorodka weather in December

In December, Zvenyhorodka sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 9% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zvenyhorodka's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zvenyhorodka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:52 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zvenyhorodka is city of Ukraine.

Density
793/km²
people per km²
Founded
1394

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 Zvenyhorodka reaches about 0°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
42-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
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101-3
111-3
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How December really feels in Zvenyhorodka

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.

Zvenyhorodka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°337.86.58.50.0
Feb / -5°296.75.39.80.0
Mar / -1°388.83.811.60.8
Apr15° / 449.20.613.44.4
May21° / 10°5811.10156.3
Jun24° / 14°7211.2015.96.7
Jul26° / 16°6310.4015.66.7
Aug26° / 15°487.5014.27.3
Sep20° / 10°528.1012.46.6
Oct13° / 417.20.310.53.8
Nov / 387.22.78.90.5
Dec / -4°367.75.18.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
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71486
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101585
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zvenyhorodka gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 h 06 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 7:37 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:373:55
28.37:383:55
38.37:393:54
48.27:403:54
58.27:413:54
68.27:423:53
78.27:433:53
88.17:453:53
98.17:463:53
108.17:473:53
118.17:473:53
128.17:483:53
138.17:493:53
148.07:503:53
158.07:513:53
168.07:523:53
178.07:523:53
188.07:533:54
198.07:543:54
208.07:543:54
218.07:553:55
228.07:553:55
238.07:563:56
248.07:563:56
258.07:563:57
268.07:573:57
278.07:573:58
288.07:573:59
298.07:573:59
308.07:574:00
318.17:584:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.7 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 Zvenyhorodka?

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 Zvenyhorodka.

What to pack for Zvenyhorodka in December

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

In December, Zvenyhorodka sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zvenyhorodka 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 Zvenyhorodka peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zvenyhorodka?

Zvenyhorodka sits at 49.1°N, 31.0°E, 148 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Bahacheve, 10 km away.

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Topography around Zvenyhorodka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zvenyhorodka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m.

The land around Zvenyhorodka is covered by cropland (45%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
265 m
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December weather nearby: Bahacheve 10 km · Shpola 32 km · Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 43 km · Bohuslav 53 km · Uman 65 km · Smila 69 km · Kaniv 84 km · Cherkasy 89 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 Zvenyhorodka (49.0776°, 30.9607°, elevation 148 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).