Kochubeyevskoye weather in December

In December, Kochubeyevskoye sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kochubeyevskoye's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kochubeyevskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:50 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kochubeyevskoye is human settlement in Kochubeyevsky District, Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
1,583/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kochubeyevskoye reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°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)
15-2
25-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-3
94-3
104-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
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173-3
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How December really feels in Kochubeyevskoye

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.

Kochubeyevskoye weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°399.46.790.0
Feb / -5°3485.310.10.0
Mar / 52114.411.61.7
Apr16° / 6210.80.513.24.6
May21° / 11°8713.30.114.66.0
Jun25° / 15°8111.4015.36.6
Jul29° / 17°598.40156.3
Aug29° / 17°507.6013.96.4
Sep23° / 12°537.9012.37.3
Oct16° / 578.40.310.75.4
Nov / 478.72.29.41.6
Dec / -3°439.15.48.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92575
102575
112674
122674
132674
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kochubeyevskoye gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13115
23015
33015
43015
52916
62916
72916
82816
92816
102816
112816
122816
132816
142817
152817
162917
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193018
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303018
313018

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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31100

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 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 7:36 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:364:29
28.97:374:28
38.87:384:28
48.87:394:28
58.87:404:28
68.87:414:27
78.87:424:27
88.77:434:27
98.77:444:27
108.77:454:27
118.77:464:27
128.77:474:27
138.77:474:27
148.77:484:28
158.67:494:28
168.67:504:28
178.67:504:28
188.67:514:29
198.67:514:29
208.67:524:29
218.67:534:30
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238.67:534:31
248.67:544:31
258.67:544:32
268.67:554:32
278.67:554:33
288.67:554:34
298.67:554:34
308.77:564:35
318.77:564:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.26 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
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
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231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
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311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kochubeyevskoye?

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

0.0
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 Kochubeyevskoye.

What to pack for Kochubeyevskoye in December

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

In December, Kochubeyevskoye sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kochubeyevskoye 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 Kochubeyevskoye peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 11UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kochubeyevskoye 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 Kochubeyevskoye is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kochubeyevskoye?

Kochubeyevskoye sits at 44.6°N, 41.8°E, 372 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nevinnomyssk, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kochubeyevskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kochubeyevskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,410 m.

The land around Kochubeyevskoye is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
1,410 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Nevinnomyssk 8.0 km · Otradnaya 38 km · Stavropol 44 km · Cherkessk 49 km · Mikhaylovsk 56 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 63 km · Armavir 70 km · Izobil’nyy 81 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 Kochubeyevskoye (44.6442°, 41.8453°, elevation 372 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).