Khasavyurt weather in December

In December, Khasavyurt sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Khasavyurt's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khasavyurt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:25 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Khasavyurt is city in Russia.

Density
3,171/km²
people per km²
Founded
1846

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 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Khasavyurt reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
260
360
460
560
660
76-1
85-1
95-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
135-1
145-1
155-1
165-2
175-2
184-2
194-2
204-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
274-2
284-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How December really feels in Khasavyurt

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Khasavyurt weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°337.86.79.20.0
Feb / -3°3375.810.20.1
Mar10° / 459.54.111.62.1
Apr15° / 6410.70.613.24.5
May21° / 12°9213014.56.0
Jun26° / 17°8711015.16.6
Jul29° / 19°8810.7014.95.8
Aug28° / 19°9010.3013.86.0
Sep23° / 15°8910.5012.36.9
Oct17° / 5690.310.85.6
Nov10° / 417.32.49.52.3
Dec / -1°307.14.68.90.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44357
54357
64357
74258
84258
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174357
184456
194555
204555
214555
224555
234654
244555
254555
264456
274357
284357
294357
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Khasavyurt gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12614
22514
32514
42513
52413
62413
72313
82313
92213
102213
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
162114
172114
182215
192215
202216
212216
222316
232317
242317
252317
262417
272418
282418
292518
302519
312519

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 7:12 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:124:14
29.07:134:14
39.07:144:14
49.07:154:14
59.07:164:14
68.97:174:13
78.97:184:13
88.97:194:13
98.97:204:13
108.97:214:13
118.97:224:13
128.87:234:13
138.87:234:14
148.87:244:14
158.87:254:14
168.87:254:14
178.87:264:14
188.87:274:15
198.87:274:15
208.87:284:15
218.87:284:16
228.87:294:16
238.87:294:17
248.87:304:17
258.87:304:18
268.87:314:19
278.87:314:19
288.87:314:20
298.87:314:20
308.87:324:21
318.87:324:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.41 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Khasavyurt?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khasavyurt.

What to pack for Khasavyurt in December

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

In December, Khasavyurt sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Khasavyurt in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khasavyurt peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Khasavyurt 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 Khasavyurt is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2022 µg/m³Dec 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khasavyurt?

Khasavyurt sits at 43.2°N, 46.6°E, 131 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kizilyurt, 23 km away.

Topography around Khasavyurt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khasavyurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,819 m.

The land around Khasavyurt is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
2,819 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kizilyurt 23 km · Kurchaloy 41 km · Gudermes 41 km · Tsotsin-Yurt 47 km · Avtury 48 km · Shali 57 km · Argun 58 km · Buynaksk 65 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 Khasavyurt (43.2487°, 46.5857°, elevation 131 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).