Boguchar weather in December

In December, Boguchar sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Boguchar's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boguchar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:17 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Boguchar is town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,158/km²
people per km²
Founded
1704

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 -0°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Boguchar reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-5
40-5
50-5
60-5
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-1-6
13-1-6
14-1-6
15-1-6
16-2-6
17-2-6
18-2-6
19-2-6
20-2-7
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22-2-7
23-2-7
24-2-7
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27-2-7
28-2-7
29-2-7
30-2-7
31-2-7

How December really feels in Boguchar

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
27 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Boguchar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°459.88.78.40.0
Feb-2° / -8°3586.99.70.0
Mar / -3°3795.411.50.3
Apr14° / 4490.913.54.2
May21° / 10°499.4015.16.7
Jun26° / 15°539.10166.9
Jul28° / 17°568.7015.76.5
Aug27° / 15°335.3014.37.3
Sep20° / 10°457012.46.8
Oct12° / 447.90.710.53.5
Nov / -2°367.42.88.80.2
Dec-1° / -6°439.17.17.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51387
61288
71288
81288
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
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17991
181090
191090
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211090
221090
23991
24991
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26892
27991
28991
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30991
31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Boguchar gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12617
22618
32619
42619
52620
62721
72721
82722
92823
102823
112924
122924
133024
143024
153125
163125
173125
183125
193125
203125
213224
223224
233124
243124
253124
263124
273124
283124
293124
303124
313024

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
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5100
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8100
9100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:024:13
28.28:034:13
38.18:044:12
48.18:064:12
58.18:074:11
68.18:084:11
78.08:094:11
88.08:104:11
98.08:114:10
108.08:124:10
118.08:134:10
127.98:144:10
137.98:154:10
147.98:164:10
157.98:164:10
167.98:174:11
177.98:184:11
187.98:194:11
197.98:194:11
207.98:204:12
217.98:204:12
227.98:214:13
237.98:214:13
247.98:224:14
257.98:224:14
267.98:224:15
277.98:234:16
287.98:234:16
297.98:234:17
307.98:234:18
317.98:234:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Boguchar?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boguchar.

What to pack for Boguchar in December

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

In December, Boguchar sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°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 Boguchar 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 Boguchar peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Boguchar 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 Boguchar is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Sep 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boguchar?

Boguchar sits at 49.9°N, 40.6°E, 77 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kalach, 64 km away.

Topography around Boguchar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boguchar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Boguchar is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (49%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
288 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kalach 64 km · Pavlovsk 65 km · Buturlinovka 99 km · Millerovo 113 km · Bobrov 135 km · Liski 138 km · Starobilsk 139 km · Uryupinsk 142 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 Boguchar (49.9346°, 40.5545°, elevation 77 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).