Donets Weather in December
Donets in December
The short of it: Donets in December averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 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 -5° · rain 42 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
December in Donets brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -5°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 0°, with nights near -5°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 10 min in mid-December, 50 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Donets runs about middling and about as wet in December. Andriyivka, 5 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Donets, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndriyivkaKharkiv | 5 km NE | 0° | -5° | 41 mm |
| SlobozhanskeKharkiv | 10 km NNW | 0° | -5° | 43 mm |
| BalakliyaKharkiv | 21 km ESE | 0° | -5° | 37 mm |
| ZmiyivKharkiv | 26 km NW | 0° | -5° | 41 mm |
| ZlatopilKharkiv | 29 km WSW | -1° | -5° | 44 mm |
| EskharKharkiv | 32 km N | 0° | -5° | 42 mm |
| MalynivkaKharkiv | 34 km NNE | 0° | -5° | 42 mm |
| ChuhuyivKharkiv | 37 km NNE | 0° | -5° | 42 mm |