Kholmskiy weather in December

In December, Kholmskiy sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kholmskiy's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kholmskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:04 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Kholmskiy is human settlement in Abinsky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Founded
1863

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 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kholmskiy reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 13°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)
180
270
370
470
570
670
770
870
960
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-1
146-1
156-1
166-1
176-1
186-1
196-1
206-1
216-1
226-1
236-1
246-1
256-1
266-1
275-1
285-1
295-1
305-1
315-1

How December really feels in Kholmskiy

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.

Kholmskiy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7011.14.190.0
Feb / -2°539.43.510.10.4
Mar10° / 6311.52.511.62.2
Apr16° / 539.80.113.24.9
May21° / 11°6610.6014.66.5
Jun26° / 16°6710.5015.36.9
Jul29° / 18°447.50156.3
Aug29° / 18°386.6013.96.3
Sep24° / 13°467012.37.7
Oct18° / 588.10.110.76.0
Nov11° / 6491.19.42.6
Dec / -1°7310.83.18.70.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93169
103070
113070
122872
132872
142773
152773
162773
172674
182674
192674
202575
212674
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282575
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kholmskiy gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1325
2325
3335
4336
5336
6346
7346
8347
9347
10347
11348
12359
13359
143510
153610
163611
173611
183612
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203612
213613
223613
233613
243613
253713
263713
273713
283713
293713
303813
313813

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
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8100
9100
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11100
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15100
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17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612light breeze
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2812light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:514:42
28.87:524:41
38.87:534:41
48.87:544:41
58.87:554:41
68.77:564:41
78.77:574:40
88.77:584:40
98.77:594:40
108.78:004:40
118.78:004:40
128.78:014:40
138.68:024:41
148.68:034:41
158.68:034:41
168.68:044:41
178.68:054:41
188.68:054:42
198.68:064:42
208.68:074:42
218.68:074:43
228.68:084:43
238.68:084:44
248.68:084:44
258.68:094:45
268.68:094:45
278.68:104:46
288.68:104:47
298.68:104:47
308.68:104:48
318.68:104:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.19 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kholmskiy?

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

0.4
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 Kholmskiy.

What to pack for Kholmskiy in December

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

In December, Kholmskiy sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kholmskiy in December

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Oct 11 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Kholmskiy 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 Kholmskiy peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 18UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kholmskiy 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 Kholmskiy is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kholmskiy?

Kholmskiy sits at 44.8°N, 38.4°E, 46 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Akhtyrskiy, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Kholmskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kholmskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m.

The land around Kholmskiy is covered by trees (46%), grassland (22%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
565 m
80 km
916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Akhtyrskiy 7.0 km · Il’skiy 14 km · Abinsk 18 km · Severskaya 23 km · Krymsk 32 km · Afipskiy 37 km · Gelendzhik 39 km · Yelizavetinskaya 39 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 Kholmskiy (44.8469°, 38.385°, elevation 46 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. 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).