Climate averages 1991–2020
Chisinau weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Chisinau: daytime highs average 3.1°C and nights cool to about -2.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 36 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bender (51 km away). In December its highs average 3.2°C, about as warm as Chisinau, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Moldova, Chisinau ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 4 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 4 cities is 2.9°C; Chisinau is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 1.7°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 35 mm to 33 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
Chisinau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.7°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 33 | 6.6 | 9.09 h |
| February | 4.2°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 27 | 5.8 | 10.310 h |
| March | 9.5°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 35 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 47 | 8.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 54 | 10.1 | 15.015 h |
| June | 26.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 69 | 10.4 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 59 | 9.1 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 49 | 6.6 | 14.214 h |
| September | 22.0°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 48 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 40 | 6.0 | 10.911 h |
| November | 8.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 36 | 5.5 | 9.49 h |
| December, selected | 3.1°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 35 | 6.4 | 8.69 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
- Bender in DecemberMoldova · 51 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -2.0°C · 32 mm rain
- Tiraspol in DecemberMoldova · 61 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -2.1°C · 31 mm rain
- Iaşi in DecemberRomania · 97 kmHigh 2.8°C · Low -3.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Bălţi in DecemberMoldova · 109 kmHigh 2.2°C · Low -3.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Odesa in DecemberUkraine · 155 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -0.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Bacău in DecemberRomania · 156 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -3.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Botoşani in DecemberRomania · 185 kmHigh 2.0°C · Low -3.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Galaţi in DecemberRomania · 186 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -1.7°C · 38 mm rain
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 Chisinau) is explained once on the Chisinau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.