Karpinsk weather in December

In December, Karpinsk sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 5.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 12 min at the start of December to 5 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Karpinsk's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karpinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
19 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
5 h 36 min
10:07 AM – 3:45 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Karpinsk is city in Russia.

Density
362/km²
people per km²
Founded
1759

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 Karpinsk reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 6°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 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Karpinsk

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.

Karpinsk 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-13° / -19°1756.86.50.0
Feb-9° / -17°134.56.38.70.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.17.511.30.0
Apr / -2°367.84.614.11.0
May14° / 5810.41.516.74.1
Jun20° / 10°8312.40.118.25.7
Jul22° / 12°8211.4017.66.3
Aug18° / 10°8512.4015.35.3
Sep12° / 6711.40.912.63.0
Oct / -2°439.54.79.80.3
Nov-5° / -11°297.67.97.20.0
Dec-11° / -17°195.57.25.70.0

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42278
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
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152377
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212377
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312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Karpinsk gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 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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311924

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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 12 min at the start of December to 5 h 42 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 9:44 AM to 10:12 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 3:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.29:443:55
26.19:463:54
36.19:483:53
46.09:503:52
56.09:523:51
65.99:543:50
75.99:553:49
85.99:573:48
95.89:583:48
105.810:003:47
115.810:013:47
125.710:023:46
135.710:043:46
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155.710:063:45
165.610:073:45
175.610:083:45
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205.610:103:46
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235.610:123:47
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265.610:123:49
275.610:133:50
285.610:133:51
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305.710:123:53
315.710:123:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.23 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.23 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 Karpinsk?

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 Karpinsk.

What to pack for Karpinsk in December

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

In December, Karpinsk sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Karpinsk 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 Karpinsk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Karpinsk?

Karpinsk sits at 59.8°N, 60.0°E, 204 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnoturinsk, 11 km away.

Topography around Karpinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karpinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,621 m.

The land around Karpinsk is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
445 m
80 km
1,621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Krasnoturinsk 11 km · Serov 38 km · Severoural’sk 43 km · Ivdel’ 105 km · Kachkanar 122 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 128 km · Aleksandrovsk 153 km · Kizel 156 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 Karpinsk (59.7683°, 60.0062°, 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).