Ivdel’ weather in December

In December, Ivdel’ sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 5.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ivdel’'s 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ivdel’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
5 h 18 min
10:15 AM – 3:34 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ivdel’ is human settlement in Ivdel District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
388/km²
people per km²
Founded
1831

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 -15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ivdel’ reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -25°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Ivdel’

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.

Ivdel’ weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -22°175.37.36.20.0
Feb-11° / -19°134.468.50.0
Mar-1° / -11°225.96.811.30.0
Apr / -3°367.94.414.20.8
May14° / 5810.51.616.93.9
Jun20° / 10°8011.60.218.65.7
Jul22° / 12°7711.6017.96.4
Aug18° / 10°7811.6015.55.4
Sep12° / 63110.712.62.9
Oct / -2°399.54.89.70.3
Nov-6° / -12°277.27.970.0
Dec-12° / -19°185.77.15.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
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312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ivdel’ gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:51 AM to 10:20 AM, and sunset from 3:45 PM to 3:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.99:513:45
25.89:533:44
35.89:553:42
45.79:573:41
55.79:593:40
65.610:013:39
75.610:033:38
85.610:043:37
95.510:063:37
105.510:083:36
115.410:093:35
125.410:103:35
135.410:123:35
145.410:133:34
155.310:143:34
165.310:153:34
175.310:163:34
185.310:173:34
195.310:183:34
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215.310:193:35
225.310:203:35
235.310:203:36
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255.310:213:37
265.310:213:38
275.310:213:39
285.310:213:40
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305.410:203:42
315.410:203:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.19 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.19 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 Ivdel’?

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 Ivdel’.

What to pack for Ivdel’ in December

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

In December, Ivdel’ sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ivdel’ 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 Ivdel’ peaks around June 20 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ivdel’?

Ivdel’ sits at 60.7°N, 60.4°E, 82 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Severoural’sk, 65 km away.

Topography around Ivdel’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ivdel’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Ivdel’ is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
1,408 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Severoural’sk 65 km · Krasnoturinsk 103 km · Karpinsk 105 km · Serov 122 km · Yugorsk 171 km · Krasnovishersk 185 km · Sovetskiy 186 km · Kachkanar 228 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 Ivdel’ (60.6911°, 60.4206°, elevation 82 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).