Kisilevsk weather in December

In December, Kisilevsk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kisilevsk's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kisilevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
9:35 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kisilevsk reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kisilevsk

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.

Kisilevsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°267.89.87.70.0
Feb-8° / -17°195.67.69.40.0
Mar-0° / -10°237.17.511.50.0
Apr / -1°4010.14.113.71.9
May17° / 5411.30.715.75.1
Jun22° / 12°6812.5016.86.3
Jul24° / 14°7714.1016.36.4
Aug22° / 11°6311.9014.66.3
Sep15° / 5311.10.412.54.5
Oct / -1°4811.8510.21.1
Nov-3° / -10°5011.812.18.30.0
Dec-10° / -17°3910.512.67.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Kisilevsk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13945
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33844
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53643
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73542
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313037

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 9:18 AM to 9:41 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.59:184:49
27.59:194:48
37.49:214:47
47.49:224:47
57.49:234:46
67.49:254:46
77.39:264:45
87.39:274:45
97.39:284:45
107.29:294:44
117.29:304:44
127.29:314:44
137.29:324:44
147.29:334:44
157.29:344:44
167.19:354:44
177.19:364:44
187.19:374:44
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207.19:384:45
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227.19:394:46
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247.19:404:47
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277.19:414:49
287.19:414:50
297.29:414:51
307.29:414:51
317.29:414:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kisilevsk?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kisilevsk.

What to pack for Kisilevsk in December

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

In December, Kisilevsk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kisilevsk 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 Kisilevsk peaks around May 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 23UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kisilevsk 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 Kisilevsk is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kisilevsk?

Kisilevsk sits at 54.0°N, 86.6°E, 335 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kiselëvsk, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Kisilevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kisilevsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Kisilevsk is covered by trees (48%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (30%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
325 m
80 km
694 m
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December weather nearby: Kiselëvsk 1.0 km · Prokop’yevsk 10 km · Novokuznetsk 42 km · Belovo 52 km · Gur’yevsk 56 km · Osinniki 63 km · Kaltan 66 km · Polysayevo 72 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 Kisilevsk (53.9962°, 86.6485°, elevation 335 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).