Karasuk weather in December

In December, Karasuk sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Karasuk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karasuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
9:08 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Karasuk is town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
953/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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 -8°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Karasuk 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 -21°C and -1°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 Karasuk

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.

Karasuk 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-13° / -21°145.26.47.80.0
Feb-11° / -19°113.95.29.40.0
Mar-3° / -12°165.54.711.50.0
Apr11° / -1°216.31.713.72.7
May19° / 286.90.215.66.4
Jun24° / 13°489.1016.77.0
Jul25° / 15°6311016.36.7
Aug23° / 12°438.3014.67.1
Sep17° / 367.50.212.55.4
Oct / -0°306.82.210.31.6
Nov-3° / -10°267.66.88.30.0
Dec-11° / -18°2178.17.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
31387
41288
51189
61189
71189
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111189
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201288
211387
221387
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241486
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261486
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281585
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Karasuk gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12325
22325
32325
42425
52426
62326
72326
82326
92326
102326
112326
122326
132226
142226
152226
162226
172226
182226
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202226
212126
222126
232126
242126
252126
262126
272125
282125
292125
302124
312024

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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21100
22100
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24100
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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 17 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
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 8:51 AM to 9:14 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:514:24
27.58:524:24
37.58:544:23
47.58:554:23
57.48:564:22
67.48:584:22
77.48:594:21
87.39:004:21
97.39:014:21
107.39:024:20
117.39:034:20
127.39:044:20
137.29:054:20
147.29:064:20
157.29:074:20
167.29:084:20
177.29:094:20
187.29:094:20
197.29:104:21
207.29:114:21
217.29:114:21
227.29:124:22
237.29:124:22
247.29:134:23
257.29:134:24
267.29:134:24
277.29:134:25
287.29:144:26
297.29:144:26
307.29:144:27
317.29:144:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Karasuk?

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 Karasuk.

What to pack for Karasuk in December

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

In December, Karasuk 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 Karasuk 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 Karasuk 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 21 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 12UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karasuk?

Karasuk sits at 53.7°N, 78.0°E, 114 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kupino, 85 km away.

Topography around Karasuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karasuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m.

The land around Karasuk is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
28 m
80 km
127 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kupino 85 km · Slavgorod 91 km · Yarovoye 97 km · Kulunda 144 km · Pavlodar 178 km · Barabinsk 180 km · Kuybyshev 191 km · Aksu 203 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 Karasuk (53.7395°, 78.0439°, elevation 114 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).