Gubkinskiy weather in December

In December, Gubkinskiy sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -25°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 3.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -16°C in the first days to -20°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 4 h 24 min at the start of December to 3 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gubkinskiy's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gubkinskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-25°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
3 h 24 min
10:07 AM – 1:33 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gubkinskiy is human settlement in Municipal Formation of the City of Gubkinsky, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Density
280/km²
people per km²
Founded
1986

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 -16°C in the first days to -20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gubkinskiy reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -32°C and -5°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)
1-16-23
2-16-23
3-16-23
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6-16-23
7-16-24
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31-20-27

How December really feels in Gubkinskiy

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.

Gubkinskiy weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-20° / -27°176.28.34.80.0
Feb-18° / -25°144.96.57.90.0
Mar-9° / -18°237.28.911.20.0
Apr-3° / -11°358.37.314.60.0
May / -3°4610.55.1180.6
Jun16° / 7412.40.820.44.5
Jul20° / 12°659.8019.36.2
Aug16° / 8613.1016.14.6
Sep / 5311.21.712.71.7
Oct-1° / -6°511310.29.30.0
Nov-12° / -19°318.810.55.90.0
Dec-18° / -25°217.89.63.60.0

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 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101288
111288
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301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gubkinskiy gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22328
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52328
62328
72429
82430
92530
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112631
122632
132632
142632
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192733
202733
212733
222632
232632
242632
252531
262530
272430
282429
292329
302328
312228

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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28100
29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 23 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1123breezy
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3123breezy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 4 h 24 min at the start of December to 3 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:33 AM to 10:11 AM, and sunset from 1:55 PM to 1:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.49:331:55
24.39:361:52
34.29:391:50
44.19:411:48
54.09:441:46
64.09:471:45
73.99:491:43
83.89:521:41
93.89:541:40
103.79:561:39
113.69:581:37
123.610:001:36
133.510:021:35
143.510:041:34
153.510:061:34
163.410:071:33
173.410:091:33
183.410:101:32
193.410:111:32
203.310:121:32
213.310:121:33
223.310:131:33
233.310:131:34
243.310:141:34
253.410:141:35
263.410:141:36
273.410:131:37
283.410:131:39
293.510:121:40
303.510:121:42
313.510:111:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.05 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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220.0Dim
230.0Dim
240.0Dim
250.0Dim
260.0Dim
270.0Dim
280.1Dim
290.1Dim
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310.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gubkinskiy?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gubkinskiy.

What to pack for Gubkinskiy in December

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

In December, Gubkinskiy sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -25°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

UV index in Gubkinskiy 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 Gubkinskiy peaks around July 12 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 12UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Gubkinskiy 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 Gubkinskiy is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 17.2× the cleanest month (January, 1 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1818 µg/m³Jan 151 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb2Good
Mar4Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct4Good
Nov1Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gubkinskiy?

Gubkinskiy sits at 64.4°N, 76.5°E, 59 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tarko-Sale, 81 km away.

Topography around Gubkinskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gubkinskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m.

The land around Gubkinskiy is covered by trees (49%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and wetland (38%) within 16 km, and wetland (49%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
84 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Tarko-Sale 81 km · Muravlenko 120 km · Noyabrsk 148 km · Novyy Urengoy 183 km · Nadym 224 km · Kogalym 261 km · Raduzhny 264 km · Pokachi 307 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 Gubkinskiy (64.434°, 76.5026°, 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).