Ilanskiy weather in December

In December, Ilanskiy sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 6.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ilanskiy's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilanskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
6 h 36 min
9:12 AM – 3:51 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ilanskiy is human settlement in Ilansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1646

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 -11°C in the first days to -14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ilanskiy reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -26°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-11-18
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How December really feels in Ilanskiy

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.

Ilanskiy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -23°144.77.17.30.0
Feb-10° / -20°134.87.19.10.0
Mar-1° / -13°175.76.611.40.0
Apr / -3°298.23.913.81.3
May16° / 5012.10.9164.5
Jun23° / 11°5510.6017.36.6
Jul25° / 14°6510.7016.86.7
Aug22° / 11°5810.5014.96.4
Sep14° / 5111.60.312.53.8
Oct / -3°3710.64.610.10.6
Nov-6° / -13°319.510.87.90.0
Dec-13° / -20°268.111.36.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ilanskiy gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13141
23141
33040
43040
52940
62939
72939
82939
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102839
112839
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302130
312129

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 9:18 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:543:57
27.08:553:57
37.08:573:56
46.98:583:55
56.99:003:54
66.99:013:54
76.89:023:53
86.89:043:53
96.89:053:52
106.89:063:52
116.79:073:52
126.79:093:52
136.79:103:51
146.79:113:51
156.79:123:51
166.69:123:51
176.69:133:51
186.69:143:52
196.69:153:52
206.69:153:52
216.69:163:53
226.69:163:53
236.69:173:53
246.69:173:54
256.69:183:55
266.69:183:55
276.69:183:56
286.69:183:57
296.79:183:58
306.79:183:59
316.79:184:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ilanskiy?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilanskiy.

What to pack for Ilanskiy in December

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

In December, Ilanskiy sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ilanskiy 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 Ilanskiy peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Ilanskiy 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 Ilanskiy is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.8× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1819 µg/m³Dec 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr20Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ilanskiy?

Ilanskiy sits at 56.2°N, 96.1°E, 277 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kansk, 22 km away.

Topography around Ilanskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilanskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m.

The land around Ilanskiy is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
430 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Kansk 22 km · Borodino 80 km · Zelenogorsk 93 km · Tayshet 124 km · Zheleznogorsk 157 km · Sosnovoborsk 169 km · Berëzovka 183 km · Krasnoyarsk 195 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 Ilanskiy (56.2354°, 96.0667°, elevation 277 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).