Kharabali in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kharabali sees average daytime highs around -1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 61 mm of precipitation over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Kharabali's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kharabali's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-7°C
Precipitation
61 mm
17 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kharabali in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -1°C.

A typical winter day in Kharabali reaches about -1°C and drops to -7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Kharabali

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kharabali weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°205.84.88.70.0
Feb-1° / -8°184.83.59.90.0
Mar / -2°225.82.311.61.1
Apr17° / 255.60.213.35.6
May24° / 12°235.9014.97.4
Jun30° / 17°235.1015.75.9
Jul32° / 20°173.8015.34.7
Aug31° / 18°142.8014.15.6
Sep24° / 12°193.8012.47.8
Oct15° / 265.70.210.65.1
Nov / -2°205.11.99.10.6
Dec-1° / -6°236.14.88.30.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kharabali gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 17 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kharabali?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kharabali.

What to pack for Kharabali in Winter

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

In winter, Kharabali sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Kharabali in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kharabali peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kharabali in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kharabali is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1926 µg/m³Jun 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kharabali?

Kharabali sits at 47.4°N, 47.3°E, -8 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Akhtubinsk, 127 km away.

Topography around Kharabali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kharabali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of -12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m.

The land around Kharabali is covered by grassland (48%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
53 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Akhtubinsk 127 km · Astrakhan 132 km · Shalkar 141 km · Kamyzyak 158 km · Znamensk 173 km · Leninsk 210 km · Volzhsky 239 km · Volgograd 251 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 Kharabali (47.4077°, 47.2539°, elevation -8 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.