Bakhmut Weather in December
Bakhmut in December
The short of it: Bakhmut in December averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -5° · rain 47 mm · daylight 8 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Bakhmut an average December high of 0°, a low of -5° and some 47 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near 0°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 18 min in mid-December, 48 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Bakhmut runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Kostyantynivka, 23 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Bakhmut, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KostyantynivkaDonetsk | 23 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 46 mm |
| ToretskDonetsk | 25 km SSW | 0° | -5° | 47 mm |
| PopasnaLuhansk | 28 km E | 0° | -5° | 48 mm |
| MykytivskyiDonetsk | 31 km S | 0° | -5° | 47 mm |
| Tsentralno-MiskyiDonetsk | 33 km S | 0° | -5° | 47 mm |
| KindrativskyiDonetsk | 33 km S | 0° | -5° | 48 mm |
| SonyachnyiDonetsk | 33 km WNW | 1° | -5° | 46 mm |
| HorlivkaDonetsk | 33 km S | 0° | -5° | 47 mm |