Biysk weather in December

In December, Biysk sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Biysk's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
8:32 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Biysk is city in southeastern Russia.

Density
739/km²
people per km²
Founded
1709

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 -7°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Biysk reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -0°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 Biysk

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.

Biysk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°2168.380.0
Feb-8° / -18°195.66.79.50.0
Mar-0° / -11°256.76.411.50.0
Apr11° / -0°4492.713.62.9
May19° / 6110.90.315.56.0
Jun24° / 13°6311.3016.56.6
Jul26° / 16°7412.7016.16.2
Aug24° / 13°6210.4014.56.8
Sep18° / 499.90.212.45.7
Oct10° / 4910.33.110.32.1
Nov-2° / -9°49119.98.50.0
Dec-9° / -17°349.211.27.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Biysk gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13439
23439
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43338
53238
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73137
83137
93136
103036
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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 10 km/h in December.

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

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

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 8:16 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:164:02
27.78:174:02
37.78:184:01
47.78:204:01
57.78:214:00
67.68:224:00
77.68:233:59
87.68:253:59
97.68:263:59
107.58:273:59
117.58:283:58
127.58:293:58
137.58:303:58
147.58:313:58
157.48:313:58
167.48:323:58
177.48:333:59
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207.48:354:00
217.48:364:00
227.48:364:00
237.48:364:01
247.48:374:01
257.48:374:02
267.48:374:03
277.48:384:03
287.48:384:04
297.48:384:05
307.58:384:06
317.58:384:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Biysk?

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 Biysk.

What to pack for Biysk in December

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

In December, Biysk sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Biysk 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 Biysk peaks around July 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Biysk 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 Biysk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1414 µg/m³Dec 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Biysk?

Biysk sits at 52.5°N, 85.2°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mayma, 76 km away.

Topography around Biysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,208 m.

The land around Biysk is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (29%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
1,208 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Mayma 76 km · Gorno-Altaysk 81 km · Yuzhnyy 129 km · Novoaltaysk 129 km · Zarinsk 132 km · Barnaul 135 km · Novosilikatnyy 136 km · Aleysk 164 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 Biysk (52.5342°, 85.1966°, elevation 184 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).