Kalachinsk weather in December

In December, Kalachinsk sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -13°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 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kalachinsk's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalachinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
9:30 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kalachinsk is human settlement in Kalachinsky District, Omsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,002/km²
people per km²
Founded
1794

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 -9°C in the first days to -13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kalachinsk reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kalachinsk

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.

Kalachinsk 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-14° / -21°1556.27.50.0
Feb-11° / -19°123.959.30.0
Mar-3° / -12°175.35.211.40.0
Apr / -1°276.92.413.82.0
May18° / 347.50.415.86.0
Jun23° / 12°509.60176.8
Jul24° / 14°6011016.56.8
Aug22° / 11°5710.1014.76.6
Sep16° / 327.60.112.54.8
Oct / -1°307.63.110.21.3
Nov-4° / -10°297.77.38.10.0
Dec-11° / -18°226.88.570.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21288
31189
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71090
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311486

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kalachinsk gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12430
22329
32329
42329
52229
62229
72228
82128
92127
102027
112027
122026
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192126
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222227
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242227
252327
262327
272226
282226
292226
302225
312225

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:12 AM to 9:36 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 4:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:124:31
27.39:144:30
37.29:154:29
47.29:174:29
57.29:184:28
67.19:194:28
77.19:214:27
87.19:224:27
97.19:234:26
107.09:244:26
117.09:254:26
127.09:264:26
137.09:274:26
147.09:284:25
156.99:294:25
166.99:304:26
176.99:314:26
186.99:324:26
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206.99:334:26
216.99:344:27
226.99:344:27
236.99:344:28
246.99:354:28
256.99:354:29
266.99:354:30
276.99:364:30
286.99:364:31
296.99:364:32
307.09:364:33
317.09:364:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.52 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.52 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 Kalachinsk?

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 Kalachinsk.

What to pack for Kalachinsk in December

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

In December, Kalachinsk sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kalachinsk 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 Kalachinsk peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
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Mar2Moderate
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Jun6High
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Aug4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Kalachinsk?

Kalachinsk sits at 55.1°N, 74.6°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Omsk, 77 km away.

Topography around Kalachinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalachinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Kalachinsk is covered by cropland (27%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
93 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Omsk 77 km · Tatarsk 91 km · Kupino 191 km · Tara 205 km · Isil’kul’ 212 km · Kuybyshev 241 km · Barabinsk 242 km · Karasuk 268 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 Kalachinsk (55.0522°, 74.5787°, elevation 109 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).