Isakogorka weather in December

In December, Isakogorka sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 3.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Isakogorka's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isakogorka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
3 h 24 min
10:31 AM – 1:56 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Isakogorka is administrative division of the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia.

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 -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Isakogorka reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-8
2-4-9
3-4-9
4-4-9
5-4-9
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8-4-9
9-4-9
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31-8-14

How December really feels in Isakogorka

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.

Isakogorka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -14°329.611.44.80.0
Feb-8° / -14°247.99.57.90.0
Mar-2° / -9°298.69.511.20.0
Apr / -4°338.15.114.60.3
May12° / 57112.1183.0
Jun18° / 7111.7020.45.2
Jul21° / 12°7612.4019.36.0
Aug18° / 10°8212.3016.15.2
Sep12° / 65120.112.72.9
Oct / 6112.959.30.3
Nov-2° / -6°45119.85.90.0
Dec-6° / -11°3710.712.23.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7694
8694
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Isakogorka gets around 37 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13639
23639
33639
43639
53639
63639
73640
83640
93740
103740
113740
123740
133640
143640
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213238
223238
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253037
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282936
292835
302835
312836

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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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 9:56 AM to 10:34 AM, and sunset from 2:18 PM to 2:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.49:562:18
24.39:592:16
34.210:022:14
44.110:052:12
54.010:082:10
64.010:102:08
73.910:132:06
83.810:152:05
93.810:182:03
103.710:202:02
113.610:222:00
123.610:241:59
133.510:261:58
143.510:281:57
153.510:291:57
163.410:311:56
173.410:321:56
183.410:331:56
193.310:341:55
203.310:351:55
213.310:361:56
223.310:371:56
233.310:371:57
243.310:371:57
253.310:371:58
263.410:371:59
273.410:372:00
283.410:372:02
293.510:362:03
303.510:352:05
313.510:342:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.1Dim
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40.1Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Isakogorka?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Isakogorka.

What to pack for Isakogorka in December

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

In December, Isakogorka sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Isakogorka in December

The nearest coast averages about 0°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in July at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

-5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan-1Bracing
Feb-1Bracing
Mar-1Bracing
Apr0Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun9Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep10Bracing
Oct6Bracing
Nov3Bracing
Dec0Bracing

UV index in Isakogorka 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 Isakogorka peaks around June 22 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Isakogorka?

Isakogorka sits at 64.4°N, 40.7°E, 15 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novodvinsk, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Isakogorka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isakogorka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Isakogorka is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Novodvinsk 9.0 km · Arkhangel’sk 12 km · Severodvinsk 41 km · Yagry 44 km · Onega 138 km · Mirnyy 188 km · Nyandoma 309 km · Segezha 317 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 Isakogorka (64.446°, 40.6531°, elevation 15 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).