Aginskoye weather in December

In December, Aginskoye sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aginskoye's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aginskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:27 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Aginskoye is town in Aginsky District, Agin-Buryat Okrug, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.

Density
648/km²
people per km²
Founded
1811

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 -13°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Aginskoye reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Aginskoye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aginskoye weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -26°10.40.98.20.0
Feb-10° / -22°20.60.99.60.0
Mar-1° / -14°51.21.611.50.0
Apr / -4°153.52.713.51.9
May17° / 356.21.115.35.8
Jun23° / 10°649.8016.26.7
Jul25° / 13°9112.1015.96.4
Aug23° / 11°8311.2014.46.5
Sep16° / 437.30.312.45.3
Oct / -5°143.22.410.41.1
Nov-6° / -16°61.62.28.70.0
Dec-15° / -23°311.67.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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45941
55941
66040
76040
86139
96238
106337
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Aginskoye gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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258
358
458
558
648
747
847
937
1036
1136
1235
1335
1425
1524
1624
1724
1824
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2533
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3123

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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:114:12
28.08:134:11
37.98:144:11
47.98:154:10
57.98:164:10
67.98:184:10
77.88:194:09
87.88:204:09
97.88:214:09
107.88:224:09
117.88:234:09
127.78:244:09
137.78:254:09
147.78:264:09
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207.78:304:10
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227.78:314:11
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247.78:324:12
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267.78:324:13
277.78:334:14
287.78:334:14
297.78:334:15
307.78:334:16
317.78:334:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Aginskoye?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aginskoye.

What to pack for Aginskoye in December

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

In December, Aginskoye sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Aginskoye in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aginskoye peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Aginskoye in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aginskoye is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 30.1× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateModerateGoodApr 1646 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb6Good
Mar26Moderate
Apr48Poor
May28Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep5Good
Oct6Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aginskoye?

Aginskoye sits at 51.1°N, 114.5°E, 675 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chita, 127 km away.

Topography around Aginskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aginskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Aginskoye is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
747 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Chita 127 km · Borzya 161 km · Nerchinsk 171 km · Krasnokamensk 271 km · Choibalsan 337 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 397 km · Ulan-Ude 487 km · Baruun-Urt 501 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Aginskoye (51.1075°, 114.5417°, elevation 675 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).