Kovylkino weather in December

In December, Kovylkino sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -6°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 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 Kovylkino's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovylkino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:26 AM – 3:35 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kovylkino is human settlement in Kovylkinsky District, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.

Founded
1892

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 -3°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kovylkino reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 1°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)
1-3-7
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-4-8
8-4-8
9-4-8
10-4-8
11-4-9
12-4-9
13-4-9
14-4-9
15-5-9
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How December really feels in Kovylkino

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.

Kovylkino 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-6° / -12°4010.512.27.70.0
Feb-5° / -12°358.59.79.40.0
Mar / -6°368.68.111.50.0
Apr11° / 429.11.813.72.7
May19° / 4890.215.76.2
Jun23° / 12°6511.4016.86.5
Jul25° / 14°6611.2016.36.8
Aug23° / 13°6210014.66.8
Sep17° / 5510012.55.1
Oct / 5410.11.810.21.7
Nov / -4°439.36.38.30.0
Dec-5° / -9°431111.47.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16892
17892
18793
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23694
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28595
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31595

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kovylkino gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13132
23132
33233
43233
53334
63334
73435
83435
93536
103536
113637
123637
133637
143638
153738
163738
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203739
213739
223739
233739
243639
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263538
273538
283538
293438
303438
313438

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2116light 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 8:09 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 3:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:093:39
27.58:103:39
37.48:123:38
47.48:133:37
57.48:143:37
67.38:163:36
77.38:173:36
87.38:183:36
97.38:193:35
107.28:213:35
117.28:223:35
127.28:233:35
137.28:243:35
147.28:253:35
157.28:253:35
167.18:263:35
177.18:273:35
187.18:283:35
197.18:283:35
207.18:293:36
217.18:303:36
227.18:303:37
237.18:313:37
247.18:313:38
257.18:313:38
267.18:323:39
277.18:323:40
287.18:323:40
297.28:323:41
307.28:323:42
317.28:323:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.45 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 Kovylkino?

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 Kovylkino.

What to pack for Kovylkino in December

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

In December, Kovylkino sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -9°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 Kovylkino 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 Kovylkino peaks around June 22 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kovylkino?

Kovylkino sits at 54.0°N, 43.9°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhniy Lomov, 59 km away.

Topography around Kovylkino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovylkino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Kovylkino is covered by trees (33%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (31%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (33%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
212 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Nizhniy Lomov 59 km · Ruzayevka 67 km · Saransk 83 km · Kamenka 96 km · Sarov 109 km · Penza 118 km · Zarechnyy 125 km · Sasovo 135 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 Kovylkino (54.0372°, 43.9187°, elevation 149 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).