Amursk weather in December

In December, Amursk sees average daytime highs of -16°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 7.9 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 -17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Amursk's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amursk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:53 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Amursk is human settlement in Amursky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
324/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 -17°C by the end.

A typical December day in Amursk reaches about -16°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 11°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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8-15-22
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12-16-23
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How December really feels in Amursk

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.

Amursk 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-17° / -25°122.94.78.30.0
Feb-12° / -22°102.73.89.70.0
Mar-2° / -13°245.66.311.50.0
Apr / -2°387.54.613.51.6
May17° / 7611.20.915.25.2
Jun23° / 13°7010.5016.16.4
Jul26° / 17°10111.3015.76.3
Aug24° / 15°11012.8014.36.2
Sep18° / 8210.70.112.45.5
Oct / 5292.210.51.8
Nov-5° / -12°286.36.68.80.0
Dec-16° / -23°204.45.77.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
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64654
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104654
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124654
134654
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Amursk gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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311317

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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 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 8:38 AM to 8:59 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:384:46
28.18:394:46
38.18:404:45
48.18:424:45
58.08:434:45
68.08:444:44
78.08:454:44
88.08:464:44
97.98:474:44
107.98:484:44
117.98:494:43
127.98:504:43
137.98:514:43
147.98:524:44
157.98:534:44
167.88:534:44
177.88:544:44
187.88:554:44
197.88:554:45
207.88:564:45
217.88:564:45
227.88:574:46
237.88:574:46
247.88:584:47
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267.88:584:48
277.88:594:49
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297.98:594:50
307.98:594:51
317.98:594:52

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 5.4 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
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Amursk

In seasonPeak

None of Amursk's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Amursk's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Amursk?

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 Amursk.

What to pack for Amursk in December

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

In December, Amursk sees daytime highs around -16°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Amursk 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 Amursk peaks around August 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 14UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Amursk 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 Amursk is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1233 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct10Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amursk?

Amursk sits at 50.2°N, 136.9°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 36 km away.

Topography around Amursk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amursk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m.

The land around Amursk is covered by trees (32%) and water (27%) within 3 km, wetland (32%), trees (29%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
1,529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Komsomolsk-on-Amur 36 km · Khabarovsk 236 km · Vanino 272 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 282 km · Birobidzhan 329 km · Vyazemskiy 338 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 418 km · Bikin 427 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 Amursk (50.2322°, 136.897°, elevation 45 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).