Kumertau weather in December

In December, Kumertau sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kumertau's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kumertau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
9:31 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kumertau is human settlement in Kumertau Urban Okrug, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.

Density
384/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 -6°C in the first days to -9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kumertau reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kumertau

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.

Kumertau weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°441012.37.90.0
Feb-9° / -16°367.799.50.0
Mar-2° / -9°448.68.511.50.0
Apr10° / 428.22.313.62.5
May19° / 519.90.115.56.2
Jun24° / 12°489.2016.57.0
Jul26° / 14°458.4016.17.1
Aug24° / 13°457.7014.57.2
Sep18° / 418.4012.45.7
Oct / 519.42.210.31.8
Nov-1° / -7°459.18.18.50.0
Dec-8° / -14°479.611.27.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
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41783
51684
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71684
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kumertau gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12934
22934
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52732
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313440

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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 9:15 AM to 9:37 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:154:59
27.79:164:58
37.79:174:57
47.69:194:57
57.69:204:56
67.69:214:56
77.69:224:56
87.59:234:55
97.59:254:55
107.59:264:55
117.59:274:55
127.49:284:55
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227.49:354:57
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247.49:364:58
257.49:364:58
267.49:364:59
277.49:375:00
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297.49:375:01
307.49:375:02
317.49:375:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kumertau?

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 Kumertau.

What to pack for Kumertau in December

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

In December, Kumertau sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°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 Kumertau 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 Kumertau peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Kumertau?

Kumertau sits at 52.8°N, 55.8°E, 301 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Meleuz, 24 km away.

Topography around Kumertau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kumertau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.

The land around Kumertau is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), grassland (35%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
309 m
80 km
648 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Meleuz 24 km · Salavat 69 km · Ishimbay 78 km · Sterlitamak 98 km · Saraktash 115 km · Orenburg 120 km · Rayevskiy 155 km · Davlekanovo 169 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 Kumertau (52.7649°, 55.7878°, elevation 301 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).