Vitebsk Weather in December
Vitebsk in December
The short of it: Vitebsk in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -5° · rain 42 mm · daylight 7 h 9 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Vitebsk an average December high of -1°, a low of -5° and some 42 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 9 min in mid-December, 65 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Vitebsk runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gorodok, 33 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Vitebsk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GorodokVitebsk | 33 km NNW | -2° | -6° | 41 mm |
| ShumilinoVitebsk | 39 km WNW | -1° | -5° | 40 mm |
| SurazhVitebsk | 41 km NE | -1° | -6° | 42 mm |
| LioznoVitebsk | 42 km ESE | -2° | -6° | 41 mm |
| BeshenkovichiVitebsk | 50 km WSW | -1° | -5° | 39 mm |
| SennoVitebsk | 53 km SW | -1° | -5° | 37 mm |
| RudnyaSmolensk Oblast | 63 km ESE | -2° | -6° | 42 mm |
| MyezhavaVitebsk | 63 km S | -2° | -6° | 39 mm |