Inza weather in December

In December, Inza sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Inza's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:15 AM – 3:26 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Inza is Russian town.

Density
897/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

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 -4°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Inza reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-8
2-4-8
3-4-9
4-4-9
5-4-9
6-4-9
7-4-9
8-4-9
9-4-9
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How December really feels in Inza

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.

Inza weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°349.311.47.80.0
Feb-6° / -12°297.699.40.0
Mar / -7°3498.711.50.0
Apr11° / 458.62.313.72.7
May19° / 519.90.215.66.0
Jun22° / 12°6611.1016.76.5
Jul25° / 14°6511016.36.8
Aug23° / 12°639.6014.66.9
Sep17° / 529012.55.2
Oct / 49102.110.21.6
Nov-0° / -5°3996.98.30.0
Dec-5° / -10°389.911.47.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12892
13892
14892
15892
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18991
19991
20991
21991
22793
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25892
26892
27892
28892
29793
30793
31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Inza gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13032
23032
33033
43033
53033
63034
73034
83035
93035
103036
113036
123137
133137
143138
153238
163239
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203440
213440
223540
233540
243439
253438
263438
273337
283337
293337
303236
313236

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
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 3:31 PM to 3:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.57:583:31
27.58:003:30
37.58:013:29
47.48:023:29
57.48:043:28
67.48:053:28
77.48:063:27
87.38:073:27
97.38:093:27
107.38:103:26
117.38:113:26
127.28:123:26
137.28:133:26
147.28:143:26
157.28:153:26
167.28:153:26
177.28:163:26
187.28:173:26
197.28:183:27
207.18:183:27
217.18:193:27
227.18:193:28
237.18:203:28
247.18:203:29
257.28:203:30
267.28:213:30
277.28:213:31
287.28:213:32
297.28:213:33
307.28:213:33
317.28:213:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Inza?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inza.

What to pack for Inza in December

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

In December, Inza sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Inza 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 Inza peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Inza?

Inza sits at 53.9°N, 46.4°E, 159 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nikol’sk, 24 km away.

Topography around Inza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Inza is covered by trees (43%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (57%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Nikol’sk 24 km · Barysh 56 km · Kuznetsk 84 km · Saransk 85 km · Ruzayevka 95 km · Zarechnyy 105 km · Alatyr’ 111 km · Penza 115 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 Inza (53.8534°, 46.3513°, elevation 159 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).