Kurtamysh weather in December

In December, Kurtamysh sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kurtamysh's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurtamysh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
9:10 AM – 4:07 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kurtamysh is city in Russia.

Density
185/km²
people per km²
Founded
1745

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 -7°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kurtamysh reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -1°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)
1-7-13
2-7-14
3-7-14
4-7-14
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8-8-15
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29-11-18
30-11-18
31-11-18

How December really feels in Kurtamysh

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.

Kurtamysh weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°175.16.47.60.0
Feb-10° / -18°154.65.69.30.0
Mar-2° / -10°245.95.811.40.0
Apr10° / 296.81.813.82.3
May19° / 458.40.315.86.1
Jun23° / 12°519.60176.9
Jul24° / 14°7210.8016.56.8
Aug22° / 12°5810014.76.6
Sep16° / 408.10.112.55.1
Oct / 368.6310.21.5
Nov-3° / -9°266.75.68.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°236.57.970.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32179
42179
52179
62179
72080
82080
92080
101981
112080
122080
132080
142080
152179
162179
172179
182278
192278
202278
212278
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292377
302377
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kurtamysh gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12225
22225
32225
42125
52124
62024
72023
81923
91822
101822
111822
121722
131722
141822
151822
161823
171923
182024
192025
202126
212226
222227
232227
242327
252327
262327
272327
282227
292227
302226
312226

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
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1414light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:52 AM to 9:15 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:524:12
27.38:534:11
37.38:554:11
47.28:564:10
57.28:584:10
67.28:594:09
77.19:004:09
87.19:024:08
97.19:034:08
107.19:044:08
117.09:054:07
127.09:064:07
137.09:074:07
147.09:084:07
157.09:094:07
167.09:104:07
176.99:114:07
186.99:114:07
196.99:124:08
206.99:134:08
216.99:134:08
226.99:144:09
236.99:144:09
246.99:144:10
256.99:154:10
266.99:154:11
276.99:154:12
287.09:154:13
297.09:154:14
307.09:164:14
317.09:154:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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40.6Dim
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60.6Dim
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90.5Dim
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230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.5Dim
280.5Dim
290.6Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kurtamysh?

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 Kurtamysh.

What to pack for Kurtamysh in December

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

In December, Kurtamysh sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kurtamysh 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 Kurtamysh peaks around June 20 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kurtamysh?

Kurtamysh sits at 54.9°N, 64.4°E, 104 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shumikha, 81 km away.

Topography around Kurtamysh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurtamysh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Kurtamysh is covered by trees (34%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), cropland (32%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
131 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Shumikha 81 km · Kurgan 83 km · Shadrinsk 140 km · Kopeysk 181 km · Kataysk 192 km · Chelyabinsk 193 km · Korkino 194 km · Kostanay 196 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 Kurtamysh (54.9097°, 64.4319°, elevation 104 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).