Dudinka weather in December

In December, Dudinka sees average daytime highs of -22°C and overnight lows near -28°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 0 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -21°C in the first days to -24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 0 hours at the start of December to 0 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dudinka's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dudinka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-28°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
0 hours
— – —
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dudinka is human settlement in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
2,249/km²
people per km²
Founded
1667

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 -21°C in the first days to -24°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dudinka reaches about -22°C in the afternoon and slips back to -28°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -36°C and -8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Dudinka

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.

Dudinka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-24° / -30°348.911.710.0
Feb-22° / -29°308.310.66.50.0
Mar-16° / -23°3910.211.7110.0
Apr-8° / -16°368.59.615.40.0
May-1° / -7°419.68.120.90.0
Jun11° / 5210.21.4242.7
Jul17° / 10°579.6023.25.3
Aug14° / 6812.60.217.53.7
Sep / 5711.12.912.90.9
Oct-5° / -10°6513.113.28.40.0
Nov-17° / -23°4610.212.32.90.0
Dec-22° / -28°4310.713.700.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Dudinka gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow.

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283141
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312939

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 26 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 0 hours at the start of December to 0 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dudinka?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dudinka.

What to pack for Dudinka in December

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

In December, Dudinka sees daytime highs around -22°C and nights near -28°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

UV index in Dudinka in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dudinka peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar1Low
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May3Moderate
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Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Dudinka?

Dudinka sits at 69.4°N, 86.2°E, 24 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kayyerkan, 61 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Dudinka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dudinka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m.

The land around Dudinka is covered by water (41%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, wetland (29%), trees (25%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
592 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Kayyerkan 61 km · Norilsk 80 km · Talnakh 87 km · Novyy Urengoy 545 km · Tarko-Sale 616 km · Gubkinskiy 694 km · Nadym 721 km · Muravlenko 807 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 Dudinka (69.4058°, 86.1778°, elevation 24 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).