Weather in Odessa in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Odessa;
Average weather
Average temperature in Odessa in December
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -3°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +9°C.
Is Odessa warm or cold in December?
Odessa is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +4°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +4°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Odessa, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Odessa in December
Water in Odessa in December is Cold. It varies from +5°C to +10°C, with an average of +7°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +4°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Odessa in December?
Climate in Odessa in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +4°C | +2°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -16°C | -22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +15°C | +13°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 24 mm | 15 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +7°C | +4°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 85% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +4°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 24 mm to 15 mm. Humidity rises from 82% to 85%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in November to 3 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Odessa is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Odessa.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Odessa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Odessa in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+11°C) and the highest in 2023 (+17°C). The driest year was 1983 with only 108 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 498 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Odessa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.