Izluchinsk weather in December

In December, Izluchinsk sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -22°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 5.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -17°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 5 h 48 min at the start of December to 5 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Izluchinsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Izluchinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-22°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
5 h 12 min
9:12 AM – 2:25 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Izluchinsk is human settlement in Nizhnevartovsk District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Founded
1988

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 -14°C in the first days to -17°C by the end.

A typical December day in Izluchinsk reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -28°C and -4°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 Izluchinsk

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.

Izluchinsk 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-17° / -24°217.89.96.10.0
Feb-14° / -21°186.388.50.0
Mar-5° / -14°288.710.111.30.0
Apr / -6°379.46.114.20.0
May11° / 5410.32.9172.5
Jun19° / 10°7011.80.218.75.6
Jul22° / 13°6010.20186.5
Aug18° / 10°8914015.55.2
Sep11° / 65121.112.62.5
Oct / -3°52138.69.70.1
Nov-9° / -15°3910.311.86.90.0
Dec-15° / -22°299.711.75.30.0

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 94%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Izluchinsk gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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63137
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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 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 48 min at the start of December to 5 h 18 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 8:48 AM to 9:17 AM, and sunset from 2:36 PM to 2:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.88:482:36
25.78:502:35
35.78:522:33
45.68:542:32
55.68:562:31
65.58:582:30
75.59:002:29
85.49:012:28
95.49:032:28
105.49:052:27
115.39:062:26
125.39:082:26
135.39:092:25
145.29:102:25
155.29:112:25
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175.29:132:25
185.29:142:25
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205.29:162:25
215.19:162:25
225.19:172:26
235.19:172:26
245.29:182:27
255.29:182:28
265.29:182:28
275.29:182:29
285.29:182:30
295.29:182:31
305.29:182:32
315.39:172:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Izluchinsk?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Izluchinsk.

What to pack for Izluchinsk in December

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

In December, Izluchinsk sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -22°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 Izluchinsk in December

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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 Izluchinsk peaks around June 21 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Izluchinsk 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 Izluchinsk is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 9.4× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1319 µg/m³Dec 202 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb4Good
Mar6Good
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Izluchinsk?

Izluchinsk sits at 61.0°N, 76.9°E, 52 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhnevartovsk, 21 km away.

Topography around Izluchinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Izluchinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m.

The land around Izluchinsk is covered by trees (36%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
109 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Nizhnevartovsk 21 km · Megion 44 km · Strezhevoy 45 km · Langepas 97 km · Pokachi 117 km · Raduzhny 128 km · Fedorovskiy 185 km · Surgut 191 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 Izluchinsk (60.9794°, 76.9242°, elevation 52 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).