Arzgir in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Arzgir sees average daytime highs around 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 77 mm of precipitation over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Arzgir's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arzgir's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
2°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
77 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Arzgir in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C.

A typical winter day in Arzgir reaches about 2°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Arzgir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Arzgir weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°267.568.90.0
Feb / -5°236.74.810.10.0
Mar / -0°408.53.411.61.5
Apr16° / 4480.213.25.2
May23° / 12°509.1014.66.9
Jun29° / 17°497.9015.46.0
Jul32° / 20°336.2015.14.7
Aug31° / 18°365.8013.95.3
Sep24° / 13°345.9012.37.6
Oct16° / 396.70.210.75.5
Nov / 306.62.19.31.2
Dec / -3°286.94.48.60.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Arzgir gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 21 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Arzgir?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arzgir.

What to pack for Arzgir in Winter

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

In winter, Arzgir sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Arzgir in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arzgir peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Arzgir in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Arzgir is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodGoodMar 1816 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arzgir?

Arzgir sits at 45.4°N, 44.2°E, 88 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Budyonnovsk, 66 km away.

Topography around Arzgir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arzgir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Arzgir is covered by grassland (49%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Budyonnovsk 66 km · Blagodarnyy 69 km · Divnoye 90 km · Neftekumsk 92 km · Elista 104 km · Svetlograd 107 km · Ipatovo 109 km · Zelenokumsk 110 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 Arzgir (45.3741°, 44.2198°, elevation 88 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.