Kirov weather in December

In December, Kirov sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 6.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 30 min at the start of December to 6 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kirov's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
6 hours
8:37 AM – 2:38 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kirov is capital of Kirov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,988/km²
people per km²
Founded
1374

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 -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kirov reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kirov

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.

Kirov weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°3810.913.66.80.0
Feb-7° / -14°30810.18.80.0
Mar-0° / -8°399.310.111.40.0
Apr / -0°408.93.5141.6
May16° / 5410.70.516.55.0
Jun21° / 11°7012.4017.95.9
Jul23° / 13°7111.7017.36.6
Aug20° / 11°6611.2015.26.0
Sep14° / 5611.30.312.53.8
Oct / 6812.449.90.7
Nov-2° / -7°4710.89.57.50.0
Dec-7° / -12°4411.913.46.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Kirov gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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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 13 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

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 30 min at the start of December to 6 h 06 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 8:16 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 2:46 PM to 2:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.58:162:46
26.58:182:45
36.48:202:44
46.48:212:43
56.38:232:42
66.38:252:42
76.28:262:41
86.28:282:40
96.28:292:40
106.18:302:39
116.18:322:39
126.18:332:38
136.18:342:38
146.08:352:38
156.08:362:38
166.08:372:38
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186.08:392:38
196.08:402:38
206.08:402:39
216.08:412:39
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236.08:422:40
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256.08:422:41
266.08:432:42
276.08:432:43
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316.18:422:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kirov?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kirov.

What to pack for Kirov in December

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

In December, Kirov sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kirov 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 Kirov peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Kirov?

Kirov sits at 58.6°N, 49.7°E, 179 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirovo-Chepetsk, 22 km away.

Topography around Kirov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Kirov is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
206 m
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December weather nearby: Kirovo-Chepetsk 22 km · Slobodskoy 33 km · Kotel’nich 84 km · Sovetsk 120 km · Omutninsk 147 km · Yaransk 178 km · Glazov 182 km · Shakhun’ya 206 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 Kirov (58.5981°, 49.6578°, elevation 179 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).