Akademgorodok weather in December

In December, Akademgorodok sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Akademgorodok's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akademgorodok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
8:55 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Akademgorodok reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Akademgorodok

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.

Akademgorodok weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -20°247.49.97.60.0
Feb-10° / -18°185.97.89.30.0
Mar-2° / -11°2377.211.40.0
Apr / -2°297.8313.81.4
May17° / 388.50.715.85.3
Jun22° / 12°5010016.96.6
Jul24° / 15°6811.8016.56.8
Aug21° / 12°5310.5014.76.5
Sep15° / 5110.60.312.54.3
Oct / 4711.54.610.21.0
Nov-4° / -10°4311.110.98.10.0
Dec-11° / -17°3710.712.870.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Akademgorodok gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 16 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:37 AM to 9:00 AM, and sunset from 3:58 PM to 4:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.48:373:58
27.38:383:57
37.38:403:56
47.28:413:56
57.28:433:55
67.28:443:55
77.28:453:54
87.18:463:54
97.18:483:53
107.18:493:53
117.18:503:53
127.08:513:53
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157.08:543:53
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177.08:563:53
186.98:563:53
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206.98:583:54
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226.98:593:55
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256.99:003:56
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277.09:003:58
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Akademgorodok?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akademgorodok.

What to pack for Akademgorodok in December

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

In December, Akademgorodok sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Akademgorodok in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akademgorodok peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Akademgorodok 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 Akademgorodok is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1618 µg/m³Dec 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr19Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Akademgorodok?

Akademgorodok sits at 54.9°N, 83.1°E, 151 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnoobsk, 11 km away.

Topography around Akademgorodok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akademgorodok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m.

The land around Akademgorodok is covered by trees (74%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
462 m
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December weather nearby: Krasnoobsk 11 km · Berdsk 11 km · Novosibirsk 22 km · Iskitim 27 km · Ob’ 29 km · Linëvo 47 km · Kochenëvo 60 km · Cherepanovo 72 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 Akademgorodok (54.8523°, 83.106°, elevation 151 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).