Šakiai Weather in December
Šakiai in December
The short of it: Šakiai in December averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -4° · rain 43 mm · daylight 7 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Šakiai an average December high of 0°, a low of -4° and some 43 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 0°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 12 min in mid-December, 64 minutes less than a month before.
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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Šakiai runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Gelgaudiškis, 14 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Šakiai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GelgaudiškisMarijampolė County | 14 km NNW | 1° | -4° | 45 mm |
| JurbarkasTauragė County | 23 km NW | 1° | -4° | 47 mm |
| Kudirkos NaumiestisMarijampolė County | 23 km SSW | 1° | -4° | 41 mm |
| SmalininkaiTauragė County | 33 km WNW | 1° | -3° | 50 mm |
| VilkaviskisMarijampolė County | 34 km S | 1° | -4° | 40 mm |
| KrasnoznamenskKaliningrad Oblast | 36 km W | 1° | -3° | 49 mm |
| VilkijaKaunas | 36 km ENE | 1° | -3° | 42 mm |
| Kazlų RūdaMarijampolė County | 36 km SE | 1° | -3° | 41 mm |