Climate averages 1991–2020
Mariupol weather
in December.
A cold month with moderate precipitation: the 10th warmest and one of the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Mariupol: daytime highs average 1.8°C and nights cool to about -1.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of precipitation on roughly 9 days, which makes December a month with moderate precipitation (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Berdyansk (69 km away). In December its highs average 2.5°C, 0.7°C warmer than Mariupol, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Ukraine, Mariupol ranks 12th of 59 for the warmest December highs and joint 54th of 59 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 59 cities is 1.1°C; Mariupol is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 0.4°C, and monthly precipitation stays at 46 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
Mariupol climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.4°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 46 | 9.8 | 9.09 h |
| February | 1.4°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 38 | 7.6 | 10.210 h |
| March | 5.8°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 42 | 8.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 12.9°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 38 | 7.2 | 13.614 h |
| May | 20.0°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 41 | 7.8 | 15.015 h |
| June | 24.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 43 | 7.8 | 15.816 h |
| July | 27.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 29 | 5.1 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 32 | 4.5 | 14.214 h |
| September | 20.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 34 | 5.6 | 12.613 h |
| October | 13.5°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 37 | 6.4 | 10.911 h |
| November | 6.2°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 41 | 7.0 | 9.49 h |
| December, selected | 1.8°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 46 | 8.5 | 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
- Berdyansk in DecemberUkraine · 69 kmHigh 2.5°C · Low -0.6°C · 44 mm rain
- Yeysk in DecemberRussia · 72 kmHigh 2.4°C · Low -0.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Taganrog in DecemberRussia · 104 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -2.0°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Donetsk in DecemberUkraine · 105 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -4.4°C · 42 mm precipitation
- Makiyivka in DecemberUkraine · 110 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -4.4°C · 42 mm precipitation
- Shakhtarsk in DecemberUkraine · 126 kmHigh -0.2°C · Low -4.9°C · 43 mm precipitation
- Yenakiyeve in DecemberUkraine · 136 kmHigh -0.2°C · Low -4.8°C · 43 mm precipitation
- Horlivka in DecemberUkraine · 139 kmHigh -0.3°C · Low -4.8°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 Mariupol) is explained once on the Mariupol year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.