Lunga Weather in December
Lunga in December
The short of it: Lunga in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -3° · rain 37 mm · daylight 8 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Lunga an average December high of 3°, a low of -3° and some 37 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 30 min in mid-December, 45 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Lunga runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Dubăsari, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Lunga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DubăsariTransnistria | 3 km NNW | 2° | -3° | 38 mm |
| CriuleniCriuleni | 4 km SSW | 3° | -3° | 37 mm |
| UstiaDubăsari District | 5 km WNW | 3° | -3° | 38 mm |
| CocieriDubăsari District | 8 km NW | 3° | -3° | 37 mm |
| HryhoriopolTransnistria | 13 km SE | 3° | -3° | 37 mm |
| Vadul lui VodăChișinău Municipality | 19 km SSW | 3° | -3° | 37 mm |
| CiorescuChișinău Municipality | 26 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 37 mm |
| CricovaChișinău Municipality | 27 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 36 mm |