Frolovo weather in December

In December, Frolovo sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Frolovo's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frolovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:04 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Frolovo is town in Russia.

Density
681/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 -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Frolovo reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-6
2-1-6
3-1-6
4-1-6
5-1-6
6-1-6
7-2-6
8-2-6
9-2-7
10-2-7
11-2-7
12-2-7
13-2-7
14-2-7
15-2-7
16-3-8
17-3-8
18-3-8
19-3-8
20-3-8
21-3-8
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-3-8
25-3-8
26-3-8
27-3-8
28-3-8
29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How December really feels in Frolovo

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.

Frolovo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°388.78.88.40.0
Feb-3° / -10°327.97.49.80.0
Mar / -4°388.75.411.50.2
Apr14° / 397.60.713.54.4
May22° / 11°448.5015.16.8
Jun26° / 15°438.10166.9
Jul29° / 17°448015.76.1
Aug28° / 16°254.9014.26.9
Sep21° / 10°426.6012.47.0
Oct13° / 377.70.410.53.6
Nov / -3°327.13.28.80.1
Dec-2° / -7°398.97.880.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41585
51585
61486
71387
81387
91288
101189
111189
121189
131189
141189
151090
161090
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221090
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291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Frolovo gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 31% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12619
22620
32620
42621
52622
62622
72623
82723
92724
102724
112825
122825
132926
142926
153027
163027
173127
183128
193128
203128
213127
223127
233127
243127
253027
263027
273027
282927
292926
302826
312826

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
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14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:494:01
28.27:504:01
38.27:514:01
48.17:524:00
58.17:544:00
68.17:553:59
78.17:563:59
88.07:573:59
98.07:583:59
108.07:593:59
118.08:003:59
128.08:013:59
138.08:023:59
147.98:023:59
157.98:033:59
167.98:043:59
177.98:053:59
187.98:054:00
197.98:064:00
207.98:074:00
217.98:074:01
227.98:084:01
237.98:084:02
247.98:094:02
257.98:094:03
267.98:094:03
277.98:094:04
287.98:104:05
297.98:104:05
307.98:104:06
318.08:104:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Frolovo?

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 Frolovo.

What to pack for Frolovo in December

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

In December, Frolovo sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°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 Frolovo 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 Frolovo peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Frolovo 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 Frolovo is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Jun 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep6Good
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Frolovo?

Frolovo sits at 49.8°N, 43.7°E, 125 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mikhaylovka, 44 km away.

Topography around Frolovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frolovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 118 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Frolovo is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Mikhaylovka 44 km · Kotovo 103 km · Novoanninskiy 110 km · Dubovka 116 km · Kalach-na-Donu 120 km · Gorodishche 123 km · Kamyshin 131 km · Yelan’ 131 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 Frolovo (49.7688°, 43.6542°, elevation 125 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).