Ivanovo weather in December

In December, Ivanovo sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 6.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ivanovo's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ivanovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 30 min
8:59 AM – 3:26 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ivanovo is city in the center of European Russia.

Density
3,874/km²
people per km²
Founded
1608

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 -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ivanovo reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°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 2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2-3-7
3-3-7
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6-3-8
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8-3-8
9-3-8
10-4-8
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How December really feels in Ivanovo

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.

Ivanovo 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-6° / -11°391112.77.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°308.59.390.0
Mar / -6°348.88.111.40.0
Apr10° / 439.52.513.92.2
May17° / 5610.90.216.25.4
Jun21° / 11°7612.5017.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7312.8016.96.4
Aug21° / 12°7011.90156.2
Sep15° / 5910.10.112.54.4
Oct / 6311.72.9101.1
Nov-0° / -4°4710.47.17.80.0
Dec-4° / -9°4210.611.16.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
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10694
11694
12694
13694
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31496

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ivanovo gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13129
23130
33130
43230
53231
63231
73332
83332
93333
103433
113434
123434
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213538
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283641
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313641

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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8100
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23100
24100
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27100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light 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 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 30 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 8:39 AM to 9:04 AM, and sunset from 3:33 PM to 3:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.98:393:33
26.98:413:32
36.88:423:31
46.88:443:30
56.78:453:29
66.78:473:29
76.78:483:28
86.68:503:28
96.68:513:27
106.68:523:27
116.68:533:27
126.58:553:26
136.58:563:26
146.58:573:26
156.58:583:26
166.58:593:26
176.48:593:26
186.49:003:26
196.49:013:26
206.49:023:27
216.49:023:27
226.49:033:28
236.49:033:28
246.49:033:29
256.49:043:29
266.49:043:30
276.49:043:31
286.59:043:32
296.59:043:32
306.59:043:33
316.59:043:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.29 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 Ivanovo?

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 Ivanovo.

What to pack for Ivanovo in December

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

In December, Ivanovo sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ivanovo 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 Ivanovo peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ivanovo?

Ivanovo sits at 57.0°N, 41.0°E, 132 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kokhma, 11 km away.

Topography around Ivanovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ivanovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m.

The land around Ivanovo is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
74 m
80 km
147 m
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December weather nearby: Kokhma 11 km · Furmanov 29 km · Shuya 30 km · Teykovo 31 km · Privolzhsk 47 km · Rodniki 48 km · Volgorechensk 51 km · Nerekhta 56 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 Ivanovo (56.9999°, 40.9726°, elevation 132 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).