Kataysk weather in December

In December, Kataysk sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 6.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -10°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 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kataysk's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kataysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
6 h 36 min
9:27 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kataysk is town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1655

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 -7°C in the first days to -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kataysk reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -1°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 Kataysk

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.

Kataysk 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-11° / -18°185.877.30.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.85.99.10.0
Mar-0° / -9°245.55.911.40.0
Apr10° / 316.92.213.92.4
May18° / 488.80.5165.9
Jun23° / 12°6110.7017.36.6
Jul24° / 14°7811.6016.86.7
Aug22° / 12°7011.9014.96.2
Sep15° / 469.10.112.54.5
Oct / 398.83.110.11.2
Nov-3° / -9°287.87.27.90.0
Dec-9° / -15°236.77.96.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
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42179
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102080
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kataysk gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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312327

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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 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 9:08 AM to 9:32 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.19:084:11
27.09:094:10
37.09:114:09
46.99:134:09
56.99:144:08
66.99:154:07
76.89:174:07
86.89:184:06
96.89:194:06
106.79:214:06
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316.79:324:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.43 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kataysk?

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 Kataysk.

What to pack for Kataysk in December

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

In December, Kataysk sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kataysk 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 Kataysk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kataysk 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 Kataysk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1915 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kataysk?

Kataysk sits at 56.3°N, 62.6°E, 120 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kamensk-Ural’skiy, 42 km away.

Topography around Kataysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kataysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kataysk is covered by trees (37%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (35%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kamensk-Ural’skiy 42 km · Kamyshlov 63 km · Bogdanovich 63 km · Shadrinsk 69 km · Sukhoy Log 77 km · Zarechnyy 96 km · Reftinskiy 105 km · Asbest 105 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 Kataysk (56.2885°, 62.5812°, elevation 120 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).