Kolpashevo weather in December

In December, Kolpashevo sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 6.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 36 min at the start of December to 6 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kolpashevo's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolpashevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 06 min
9:22 AM – 3:27 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kolpashevo is human settlement in Kolpashevsky District, Tomsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
105/km²
people per km²
Founded
1650

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 -12°C in the first days to -15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kolpashevo reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -26°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Kolpashevo

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.

Kolpashevo 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-15° / -23°20796.80.0
Feb-11° / -20°165.77.78.90.0
Mar-2° / -12°237.37.811.40.0
Apr / -4°328.44.4140.8
May14° / 5310.91.316.44.0
Jun21° / 11°6411.4017.86.1
Jul23° / 13°6610.6017.26.7
Aug20° / 10°7311.5015.15.9
Sep13° / 5411.20.412.53.3
Oct / -2°4511.46.89.90.3
Nov-7° / -13°3910.411.87.50.0
Dec-13° / -20°299.812.66.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2892
3892
4892
5793
6793
7793
8694
9694
10595
11595
12595
13694
14694
15694
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31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kolpashevo gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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133141
143140
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273139
283039
293038
303038
313038

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 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 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 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:01 AM to 9:27 AM, and sunset from 3:35 PM to 3:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.69:013:35
26.59:033:34
36.59:043:33
46.49:063:32
56.49:083:32
66.49:093:31
76.39:113:30
86.39:123:30
96.39:143:29
106.29:153:29
116.29:163:28
126.29:183:28
136.19:193:28
146.19:203:27
156.19:213:27
166.19:223:27
176.19:233:27
186.19:233:28
196.19:243:28
206.19:253:28
216.19:253:28
226.09:263:29
236.19:263:29
246.19:273:30
256.19:273:31
266.19:273:31
276.19:273:32
286.19:273:33
296.19:273:34
306.19:273:35
316.19:273:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.3 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 Kolpashevo?

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 Kolpashevo.

What to pack for Kolpashevo in December

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

In December, Kolpashevo sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kolpashevo 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 Kolpashevo peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kolpashevo 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 Kolpashevo is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 9.9× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr14Moderate
May10Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kolpashevo?

Kolpashevo sits at 58.3°N, 82.9°E, 64 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Seversk, 225 km away.

Topography around Kolpashevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolpashevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Kolpashevo is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and wetland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
114 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Seversk 225 km · Tomsk 238 km · Asino 243 km · Tayga 299 km · Bolotnoye 308 km · Yashkino 312 km · Anzhero-Sudzhensk 312 km · Yurga 313 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 Kolpashevo (58.3201°, 82.903°, elevation 64 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).