Kirovsk weather in December

In December, Kirovsk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 5.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 06 min at the start of December to 5 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kirovsk's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
5 h 36 min
10:04 AM – 3:40 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kirovsk is town of Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
291/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kirovsk reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
4-1-4
5-1-4
6-1-4
7-1-4
8-1-4
9-1-4
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-1-5
13-1-5
14-1-5
15-2-5
16-2-6
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18-2-6
19-2-6
20-2-6
21-2-6
22-2-6
23-3-7
24-3-7
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29-3-7
30-3-7
31-3-7

How December really feels in Kirovsk

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
23 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kirovsk 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-4° / -8°3710.5116.40.0
Feb-4° / -9°2888.58.70.0
Mar / -5°348.66.811.30.0
Apr / 419.43.214.11.4
May15° / 52100.316.74.5
Jun20° / 12°7612.3018.35.8
Jul22° / 15°8212.4017.66.2
Aug20° / 13°8312.3015.35.9
Sep15° / 5711.4012.64.2
Oct / 63131.89.81.1
Nov / -2°5311.56.87.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4311.59.85.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
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5892
6892
7892
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10991
11991
12991
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kirovsk gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23728
33729
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53729
63729
73628
83628
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203633
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283735
293635
303635
313635

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 (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1416light breeze
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1616light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2716light breeze
2815light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 06 min at the start of December to 5 h 42 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 9:41 AM to 10:09 AM, and sunset from 3:50 PM to 3:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.19:413:50
26.19:433:49
36.09:453:48
46.09:473:47
55.99:493:46
65.99:513:45
75.99:523:44
85.89:543:43
95.89:553:43
105.89:573:42
115.79:583:42
125.710:003:41
135.710:013:41
145.610:023:41
155.610:033:40
165.610:043:40
175.610:053:40
185.610:063:40
195.610:073:41
205.610:073:41
215.610:083:41
225.610:083:42
235.610:093:42
245.610:093:43
255.610:093:43
265.610:103:44
275.610:103:45
285.610:103:46
295.610:103:47
305.610:093:48
315.710:093:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kirovsk?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kirovsk.

What to pack for Kirovsk in December

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

In December, Kirovsk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kirovsk in December

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in July at about 17°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
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Kirovsk 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 Kirovsk peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kirovsk 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 Kirovsk is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Nov 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kirovsk?

Kirovsk sits at 59.9°N, 31.0°E, 12 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Otradnoye, 15 km away.

Topography around Kirovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Kirovsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Otradnoye 15 km · Nikol’skoye 23 km · Vsevolozhsk 23 km · Metallostroy 27 km · Kolpino 27 km · Kudrovo 27 km · Rybatskoye 28 km · Obukhovo 31 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 Kirovsk (59.88°, 30.9955°, elevation 12 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).