Chigiri weather in December

In December, Chigiri sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -25°C, with 7 mm of precipitation across 2.3 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 51% 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 Chigiri's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chigiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-25°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
7 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:31 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Chigiri reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-12-21
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8-14-23
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30-17-26
31-17-26

How December really feels in Chigiri

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.

Chigiri 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-16° / -26°41.22.18.30.0
Feb-10° / -23°51.429.70.0
Mar-1° / -12°102.42.811.50.0
Apr10° / -1°265.12.313.52.5
May19° / 568.40.215.26.1
Jun24° / 14°8111.2016.16.4
Jul27° / 17°12413.3015.76.0
Aug24° / 15°10212.3014.36.4
Sep18° / 739.4012.45.9
Oct / -2°366.42.510.51.9
Nov-5° / -15°133.13.58.80.0
Dec-15° / -25°72.33.27.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136139
146238
156238
166337
176238
186238
196238
206238
216238
226337
236337
246337
256337
266337
276436
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Chigiri gets around 7 mm of rain and snow over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1912
2912
3912
4912
5912
6912
7811
8811
9811
10710
11710
12710
1369
1469
1569
1669
1769
1869
1969
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2569
2669
2769
2869
2969
3069
3169

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
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1710calm
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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 8:16 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:164:24
28.18:174:23
38.18:184:23
48.08:204:22
58.08:214:22
68.08:224:21
78.08:234:21
87.98:244:21
97.98:254:21
107.98:264:21
117.98:274:21
127.98:284:20
137.98:294:21
147.88:304:21
157.88:314:21
167.88:314:21
177.88:324:21
187.88:334:21
197.88:334:22
207.88:344:22
217.88:354:22
227.88:354:23
237.88:354:23
247.88:364:24
257.88:364:24
267.88:374:25
277.88:374:26
287.88:374:26
297.88:374:27
307.88:374:28
317.98:374:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chigiri

In seasonPeak

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

Chigiri's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Chigiri?

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 Chigiri.

What to pack for Chigiri in December

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

In December, Chigiri sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -25°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Chigiri 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 Chigiri peaks around August 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateHighModerateLowAug 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chigiri 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 Chigiri is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1431 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct32Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chigiri?

Chigiri sits at 50.3°N, 127.5°E, 199 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Blagoveshchensk, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Chigiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chigiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Chigiri is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
759 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Blagoveshchensk 7.0 km · Belogorsk 95 km · Svobodnyy 124 km · Raychikhinsk 148 km · Shimanovsk 186 km · Hainan 347 km · Zeya 378 km · Birobidzhan 426 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 Chigiri (50.3357°, 127.5121°, elevation 199 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).