Põlva Weather in December
Põlva in December
The short of it: Põlva in December averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 6 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -4° · rain 41 mm · daylight 6 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Põlva an average December high of 0°, a low of -4° and some 41 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 0°, nights near -4°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 29 min in mid-December, 77 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Põlva runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Mammaste, 2 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Põlva, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h