Karachev weather in December

In December, Karachev sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Karachev's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karachev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:56 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Karachev is city in Bryansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,317/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Karachev reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-6
6-1-6
7-2-6
8-2-6
9-2-6
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14-2-7
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17-3-7
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How December really feels in Karachev

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.

Karachev 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-4° / -8°389.710.67.90.0
Feb-3° / -8°3698.59.50.0
Mar / -4°388.96.511.50.1
Apr12° / 449.41.313.63.0
May19° / 6111015.55.9
Jun22° / 12°6711.8016.66.3
Jul24° / 14°8413.3016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°619.6014.56.9
Sep17° / 559.70.112.45.3
Oct10° / 5410.21.110.32.1
Nov / -2°458.94.78.40.0
Dec-2° / -7°429.79.67.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51189
61189
71090
81090
91090
101090
11991
12991
13991
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15991
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31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Karachev gets around 42 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13225
23226
33227
43228
53228
63229
73229
83130
93130
103130
113030
123030
133030
143030
153031
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173031
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193131
203131
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223131
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243131
253131
263132
273132
283132
293132
303032
313032

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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15100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:40 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:404:20
27.68:414:19
37.68:424:19
47.68:444:18
57.58:454:18
67.58:464:17
77.58:474:17
87.58:494:17
97.48:504:16
107.48:514:16
117.48:524:16
127.48:534:16
137.48:544:16
147.38:554:16
157.38:564:16
167.38:564:16
177.38:574:16
187.38:584:16
197.38:594:17
207.38:594:17
217.39:004:17
227.39:004:18
237.39:014:18
247.39:014:19
257.39:014:19
267.39:024:20
277.39:024:21
287.39:024:22
297.39:024:22
307.39:024:23
317.49:024:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.48 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Karachev?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Karachev.

What to pack for Karachev in December

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

In December, Karachev sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°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 Karachev in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karachev peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karachev?

Karachev sits at 53.1°N, 35.0°E, 204 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bryansk, 47 km away.

Topography around Karachev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karachev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Karachev is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
174 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Bryansk 47 km · Sel’tso 65 km · Dyat’kovo 68 km · Orël 75 km · Lyudinovo 90 km · Zheleznogorsk 90 km · Zhukovka 95 km · Trubchevsk 102 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 Karachev (53.1225°, 34.9849°, elevation 204 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).