Kavalerovo weather in December

In December, Kavalerovo sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kavalerovo's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kavalerovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:35 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kavalerovo is human settlement in Kavalerovsky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Founded
1910

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 -6°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kavalerovo reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kavalerovo

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.

Kavalerovo 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° / -21°152.73.19.10.0
Feb-6° / -19°152.53.210.20.0
Mar / -11°335.96.111.60.0
Apr10° / -2°539.35.413.22.3
May16° / 7511.2114.54.7
Jun20° / 10°8011.8015.35.7
Jul23° / 14°10011.70156.2
Aug23° / 14°12111.4013.86.4
Sep19° / 828.5012.36.2
Oct11° / 567.71.410.83.1
Nov / -9°385.64.59.40.0
Dec-9° / -18°223.94.18.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kavalerovo gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:22 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:225:17
28.98:235:17
38.98:245:17
48.98:255:16
58.88:265:16
68.88:275:16
78.88:285:16
88.88:295:16
98.88:305:16
108.88:315:16
118.78:325:16
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Kavalerovo

In seasonPeak

In December, Kavalerovo sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kavalerovo sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kavalerovo's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Kavalerovo?

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 Kavalerovo.

What to pack for Kavalerovo in December

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

In December, Kavalerovo sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Kavalerovo in December

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Kavalerovo 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 Kavalerovo peaks around August 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowAug 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Low
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kavalerovo 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 Kavalerovo is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (September, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1122 µg/m³Sep 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug6Good
Sep5Good
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kavalerovo?

Kavalerovo sits at 44.3°N, 135.1°E, 210 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Dalnegorsk, 55 km away.

Topography around Kavalerovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kavalerovo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,660 m.

The land around Kavalerovo is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
305 m
16 km
856 m
80 km
1,660 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Dalnegorsk 55 km · Arsen’yev 142 km · Spassk-Dal’niy 181 km · Lesozavodsk 186 km · Partizansk 201 km · Dalnerechensk 211 km · Vrangel’ 234 km · Nakhodka 234 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 Kavalerovo (44.2716°, 135.0514°, elevation 210 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).