Komsomolsk-on-Amur weather in December

In December, Komsomolsk-on-Amur sees average daytime highs of -16°C and overnight lows near -24°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 4.5 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Komsomolsk-on-Amur's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Komsomolsk-on-Amur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-24°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:54 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Komsomolsk-on-Amur is city in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Urban Okrug, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
849/km²
people per km²
Founded
1932

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 -13°C in the first days to -18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Komsomolsk-on-Amur reaches about -16°C in the afternoon and slips back to -24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 11°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-12-20
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5-14-22
6-14-22
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8-15-23
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How December really feels in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

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.

Komsomolsk-on-Amur weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -26°143.24.88.30.0
Feb-12° / -22°112.63.69.70.0
Mar-3° / -13°265.76.211.50.0
Apr / -3°408.15.313.51.2
May16° / 8011.6215.24.8
Jun22° / 12°7010.7016.16.3
Jul25° / 16°10012015.86.3
Aug23° / 15°10913.5014.36.1
Sep18° / 81110.212.45.3
Oct / -1°548.93.210.41.5
Nov-5° / -13°296.46.58.70.0
Dec-16° / -24°214.55.77.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
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85050
94951
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Komsomolsk-on-Amur gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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311317

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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 48 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 8:39 AM to 9:00 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:394:45
28.18:404:44
38.08:414:44
48.08:434:43
58.08:444:43
68.08:454:42
77.98:464:42
87.98:474:42
97.98:484:42
107.98:494:42
117.98:504:41
127.88:514:41
137.88:524:41
147.88:534:42
157.88:544:42
167.88:544:42
177.88:554:42
187.88:564:42
197.88:564:43
207.88:574:43
217.88:584:43
227.88:584:44
237.88:594:44
247.88:594:45
257.88:594:45
267.89:004:46
277.89:004:47
287.89:004:47
297.89:004:48
307.89:004:49
317.89:004:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Komsomolsk-on-Amur

In seasonPeak

None of Komsomolsk-on-Amur's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Komsomolsk-on-Amur's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Komsomolsk-on-Amur?

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 Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

What to pack for Komsomolsk-on-Amur in December

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

In December, Komsomolsk-on-Amur sees daytime highs around -16°C and nights near -24°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Komsomolsk-on-Amur 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 Komsomolsk-on-Amur peaks around August 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 15UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Komsomolsk-on-Amur 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 Komsomolsk-on-Amur is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1233 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct10Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Komsomolsk-on-Amur?

Komsomolsk-on-Amur sits at 50.6°N, 137.0°E, 36 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Amursk, 36 km away.

Topography around Komsomolsk-on-Amur

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Komsomolsk-on-Amur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,536 m.

The land around Komsomolsk-on-Amur is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
352 m
80 km
1,536 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Amursk 36 km · Khabarovsk 270 km · Vanino 283 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 294 km · Birobidzhan 353 km · Vyazemskiy 373 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 385 km · Poronaysk 460 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 Komsomolsk-on-Amur (50.5503°, 137.01°, elevation 36 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).