Sumy Weather in December
Sumy in December
The short of it: Sumy in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -5° · rain 39 mm · daylight 7 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Sumy an average December high of -1°, a low of -5° and some 39 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about -1°, with nights near -5°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 57 min in mid-December, 53 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Sumy runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Kovpakivskyi, 1 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sumy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KovpakivskyiSumy | 1 km NNW | -1° | -5° | 39 mm |
| ZarichnyiSumy | 2 km SSE | -1° | -5° | 38 mm |
| BasySumy | 5 km SSE | -1° | -5° | 38 mm |
| TokariSumy | 7 km E | -1° | -6° | 39 mm |
| SadSumy | 7 km SW | -1° | -6° | 39 mm |
| Novi BasySumy | 8 km SE | -1° | -6° | 39 mm |
| Stare SeloSumy | 10 km S | -1° | -6° | 39 mm |
| StepanivkaSumy | 13 km WNW | -1° | -6° | 39 mm |