Krasnoarmeysk weather in December

In December, Krasnoarmeysk sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Krasnoarmeysk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krasnoarmeysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:02 AM – 3:45 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Krasnoarmeysk is town in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,349/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 -2°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Krasnoarmeysk reaches about -4°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 2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-7
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8-3-8
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How December really feels in Krasnoarmeysk

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.

Krasnoarmeysk 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° / -11°347.88.58.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°296.679.60.0
Mar / -6°327.25.311.50.0
Apr12° / 367.41.113.53.5
May21° / 10°387.5015.36.8
Jun25° / 15°468.2016.27.2
Jul28° / 17°396.9015.86.9
Aug26° / 16°275.7014.37.4
Sep20° / 10°446.6012.46.6
Oct11° / 367.70.610.43.0
Nov / -3°317.13.78.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°327.77.57.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101387
111387
121387
131387
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311090

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Krasnoarmeysk gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12220
22221
32221
42222
52222
62223
72223
82324
92324
102425
112425
122526
132626
142726
152727
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172827
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192927
202927
212927
222826
232826
242826
252726
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282625
292625
302525
312525

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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2016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 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 7:46 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:463:48
28.07:483:47
38.07:493:47
47.97:503:46
57.97:513:46
67.97:533:45
77.97:543:45
87.87:553:45
97.87:563:45
107.87:573:44
117.87:583:44
127.87:593:44
137.78:003:44
147.78:013:44
157.78:013:44
167.78:023:45
177.78:033:45
187.78:043:45
197.78:043:45
207.78:053:46
217.78:053:46
227.78:063:47
237.78:063:47
247.78:073:48
257.78:073:48
267.78:073:49
277.78:083:50
287.78:083:50
297.78:083:51
307.78:083:52
317.78:083:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.68 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 Krasnoarmeysk?

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 Krasnoarmeysk.

What to pack for Krasnoarmeysk in December

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

In December, Krasnoarmeysk sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Krasnoarmeysk 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 Krasnoarmeysk peaks around July 15 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Krasnoarmeysk?

Krasnoarmeysk sits at 51.0°N, 45.7°E, 202 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Privolzhskiy, 49 km away.

Topography around Krasnoarmeysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krasnoarmeysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m.

The land around Krasnoarmeysk is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Privolzhskiy 49 km · Engels 59 km · Saratov 61 km · Zhirnovsk 64 km · Kalininsk 100 km · Kotovo 100 km · Marks 106 km · Kamyshin 106 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 Krasnoarmeysk (51.0235°, 45.6966°, elevation 202 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).