Dalnerechensk weather in December

In December, Dalnerechensk sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dalnerechensk's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dalnerechensk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:47 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dalnerechensk is human settlement in Dalnerechensk Urban Okrug, Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Density
255/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 -13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dalnerechensk reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -4°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-7-16
2-7-17
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How December really feels in Dalnerechensk

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.

Dalnerechensk 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-13° / -23°102.93.68.90.0
Feb-8° / -19°102.63.1100.0
Mar / -10°285.75.111.60.1
Apr12° / 488.62.113.33.0
May19° / 8412.60.114.75.6
Jun24° / 14°8712.7015.56.2
Jul26° / 18°14514.1015.25.8
Aug25° / 17°14614.20146.0
Sep20° / 10°849.8012.36.4
Oct12° / 588.5110.73.4
Nov-1° / -10°275.549.30.0
Dec-11° / -21°173.84.38.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dalnerechensk gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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21617
31617
41616
51516
61516
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81415
91314
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251013
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281114
291114
301114
311114

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
111calm
211calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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209calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 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 8:33 AM to 8:53 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:335:17
28.78:345:16
38.78:355:16
48.78:365:16
58.68:375:15
68.68:385:15
78.68:395:15
88.68:405:15
98.68:415:15
108.58:425:15
118.58:435:15
128.58:445:15
138.58:455:15
148.58:465:15
158.58:465:15
168.58:475:15
178.58:485:16
188.58:485:16
198.58:495:16
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218.58:505:17
228.58:505:18
238.58:515:18
248.58:515:19
258.58:525:19
268.58:525:20
278.58:525:20
288.58:535:21
298.58:535:22
308.58:535:23
318.58:535:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dalnerechensk

In seasonPeak

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

Dalnerechensk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Dalnerechensk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dalnerechensk.

What to pack for Dalnerechensk in December

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

In December, Dalnerechensk sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Dalnerechensk 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 Dalnerechensk peaks around August 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 14UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dalnerechensk 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 Dalnerechensk is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2234 µg/m³Sep 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct18Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dalnerechensk?

Dalnerechensk sits at 45.9°N, 133.7°E, 59 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lesozavodsk, 58 km away.

Topography around Dalnerechensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dalnerechensk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,097 m.

The land around Dalnerechensk is covered by trees (27%), cropland (23%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, wetland (33%), cropland (29%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
1,097 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Lesozavodsk 58 km · Luchegorsk 71 km · Bikin 106 km · Spassk-Dal’niy 165 km · Vyazemskiy 194 km · Arsen’yev 201 km · Kavalerovo 211 km · Dalnegorsk 212 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 Dalnerechensk (45.9315°, 133.7391°, elevation 59 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).