Apsheronsk weather in December

In December, Apsheronsk sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Apsheronsk's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apsheronsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:57 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Apsheronsk is town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
1,445/km²
people per km²
Founded
1863

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 8°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Apsheronsk reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
38-1
47-1
57-2
67-2
77-2
87-2
97-2
106-2
116-2
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How December really feels in Apsheronsk

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Apsheronsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7812.1790.0
Feb / -3°58105.510.10.5
Mar11° / 74124.211.62.5
Apr16° / 6711.20.413.25.0
May21° / 11°8212014.66.3
Jun25° / 15°7211.3015.36.8
Jul28° / 17°568.30156.5
Aug29° / 17°487.5013.96.4
Sep24° / 12°587.8012.37.5
Oct18° / 788.80.110.76.1
Nov11° / 799.32.39.42.9
Dec / -2°8111.15.88.70.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43664
53664
63565
73565
83466
93466
103367
113367
123367
133268
143169
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Apsheronsk gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23716
33716
43716
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313720

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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Dry (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 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 7:44 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:444:38
28.97:454:37
38.97:464:37
48.87:474:37
58.87:484:37
68.87:494:37
78.87:504:36
88.87:514:36
98.77:524:36
108.77:534:36
118.77:544:36
128.77:544:36
138.77:554:37
148.77:564:37
158.77:574:37
168.77:574:37
178.77:584:37
188.77:594:38
198.67:594:38
208.68:004:38
218.68:004:39
228.68:014:39
238.68:014:40
248.68:024:40
258.68:024:41
268.78:024:41
278.78:034:42
288.78:034:43
298.78:034:43
308.78:034:44
318.78:044:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.28 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
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241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
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291.3Dim
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311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Apsheronsk?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apsheronsk.

What to pack for Apsheronsk in December

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

In December, Apsheronsk sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Apsheronsk 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 at the nearest coast (about 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 17 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Apsheronsk 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 Apsheronsk peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Apsheronsk?

Apsheronsk sits at 44.5°N, 39.7°E, 203 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Khadyzhensk, 16 km away.

Topography around Apsheronsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apsheronsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 221 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,052 m.

The land around Apsheronsk is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
3,052 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Khadyzhensk 16 km · Maykop 34 km · Belorechensk 36 km · Goryachiy Klyuch 51 km · Giaginskaya 52 km · Tuapse 65 km · Lazarevskoye 69 km · Pashkovskiy 80 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 Apsheronsk (44.4599°, 39.73°, elevation 203 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).