Climate averages 1991–2020
Homyel' weather
in December.
A freezing month with moderate precipitation: the 10th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Homyel': daytime highs average -1.0°C and nights cool to about -4.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 41 mm of precipitation on roughly 10 days, which makes December a month with moderate precipitation (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 7 h 47 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zhlobin (82 km away). In December its highs average -0.9°C, about as warm as Homyel', with 40 mm of precipitation.
Among the 18 cities listed in Belarus, Homyel' ranks joint 11th of 18 for the warmest December highs and joint 10th of 18 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 18 cities is -0.7°C; Homyel' is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to -2.5°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 41 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Homyel' climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.5°C-6.8°C | -6.8°C | 36 | 9.2 | 8.38 h |
| February | -1.4°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 36 | 9.4 | 9.910 h |
| March | 4.2°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 38 | 9.1 | 11.812 h |
| April | 12.8°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 41 | 9.2 | 13.914 h |
| May | 19.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 64 | 11.4 | 15.716 h |
| June | 22.5°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 69 | 11.4 | 16.717 h |
| July | 24.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 84 | 13.0 | 16.316 h |
| August | 23.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 56 | 9.2 | 14.715 h |
| September | 17.6°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 52 | 8.1 | 12.713 h |
| October | 10.6°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 55 | 9.7 | 10.711 h |
| November | 3.5°C-0.6°C | -0.6°C | 43 | 8.9 | 8.89 h |
| December, selected | -1.0°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 41 | 9.5 | 7.88 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Zhlobin in DecemberBelarus · 82 kmHigh -0.9°C · Low -4.9°C · 40 mm precipitation
- Chernihiv in DecemberUkraine · 105 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -4.6°C · 44 mm precipitation
- Mazyr in DecemberBelarus · 127 kmHigh -0.7°C · Low -4.7°C · 40 mm precipitation
- Bobruysk in DecemberBelarus · 143 kmHigh -0.9°C · Low -4.8°C · 40 mm precipitation
- Mahilyow in DecemberBelarus · 169 kmHigh -1.6°C · Low -5.3°C · 40 mm precipitation
- Shostka in DecemberUkraine · 182 kmHigh -1.6°C · Low -5.5°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Konotop in DecemberUkraine · 203 kmHigh -1.1°C · Low -5.1°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Brovary in DecemberUkraine · 214 kmHigh 0.0°C · Low -3.8°C · 42 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Homyel') is explained once on the Homyel' year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.