Stantsiya Novyy Afon weather in December

In December, Stantsiya Novyy Afon sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 126 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Stantsiya Novyy Afon's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stantsiya Novyy Afon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
126 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:48 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Stantsiya Novyy Afon is town in Georgia.

Founded
~300 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Stantsiya Novyy Afon reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Stantsiya Novyy Afon weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12414.879.21.1
Feb / 10413.26.810.21.2
Mar10° / 119154.311.62.1
Apr14° / 10112.60.413.14.0
May19° / 14°10813014.45.8
Jun23° / 18°11213.6015.16.6
Jul26° / 21°10513.8014.96.6
Aug26° / 21°10412.3013.86.9
Sep23° / 18°11010.9012.37.1
Oct19° / 14°11711010.86.2
Nov14° / 10°11511.91.49.54.0
Dec10° / 12614.13.58.92.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
64060
73961
83862
93862
103763
113664
123565
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143466
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253169
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273169
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Stantsiya Novyy Afon gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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24310
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:35 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:355:38
29.08:365:38
39.08:375:37
49.08:385:37
59.08:395:37
69.08:405:37
78.98:415:37
88.98:425:37
98.98:435:37
108.98:435:37
118.98:445:37
128.98:455:37
138.98:465:37
148.88:465:37
158.88:475:37
168.88:485:38
178.88:495:38
188.88:495:38
198.88:505:39
208.88:505:39
218.88:515:39
228.88:515:40
238.88:525:40
248.88:525:41
258.88:535:42
268.88:535:42
278.88:535:43
288.88:535:43
298.88:545:44
308.88:545:45
318.98:545:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
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131.4Dim
141.4Dim
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161.4Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Stantsiya Novyy Afon?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stantsiya Novyy Afon.

What to pack for Stantsiya Novyy Afon in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Stantsiya Novyy Afon sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Stantsiya Novyy Afon in December

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Stantsiya Novyy Afon in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stantsiya Novyy Afon peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stantsiya Novyy Afon?

Stantsiya Novyy Afon sits at 43.1°N, 40.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Sokhumi, 15 km away.

AdlerKudepstaKhostaZelenchukskayaZugdidiSochiDagomys

Topography around Stantsiya Novyy Afon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Stantsiya Novyy Afon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stantsiya Novyy Afon has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,776 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,769 m.

The land around Stantsiya Novyy Afon is covered by trees (48%) and water (47%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
899 m
16 km
1,776 m
80 km
3,769 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Sokhumi 15 km · Adler 84 km · Kudepsta 89 km · Khosta 92 km · Zelenchukskaya 105 km · Zugdidi 105 km · Sochi 107 km · Dagomys 115 km

Georgia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,692
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
12.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 541
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Christian 83%Muslim 11%Armenian Apostolic Christian 3%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Stantsiya Novyy Afon (43.0806°, 40.8383°, elevation 8 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).