Kushva weather in December

In December, Kushva sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 6.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 36 min at the start of December to 6 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kushva's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kushva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 06 min
9:54 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kushva is human settlement in Russia.

Density
681/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kushva reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°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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How December really feels in Kushva

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.

Kushva 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-11° / -17°2068.36.80.0
Feb-9° / -16°1656.78.90.0
Mar-1° / -9°287.48.811.40.0
Apr / -2°398.74.6141.2
May15° / 5710.6116.44.6
Jun20° / 10°9013.30.117.85.7
Jul22° / 12°9113.5017.26.1
Aug19° / 10°8913.4015.15.3
Sep13° / 6611.50.512.53.2
Oct / -1°4510.659.90.5
Nov-4° / -10°3288.57.50.0
Dec-10° / -15°226.68.76.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
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51090
6991
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31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kushva gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12329
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52229
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72128
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102027
112026
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212027
222128
232128
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252229
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282229
292229
302229
312229

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 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min at the start of December to 6 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:33 AM to 9:59 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.69:334:08
26.59:354:07
36.59:374:06
46.49:394:05
56.49:404:05
66.49:424:04
76.39:434:03
86.39:454:03
96.39:464:02
106.29:474:02
116.29:494:01
126.29:504:01
136.29:514:01
146.19:524:00
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186.19:564:00
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206.19:574:01
216.19:584:01
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236.19:594:02
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266.110:004:04
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kushva

In seasonPeak

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

Kushva's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Kushva?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kushva.

What to pack for Kushva in December

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

In December, Kushva sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kushva 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 Kushva 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kushva?

Kushva sits at 58.3°N, 59.7°E, 255 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnoural’sk, 19 km away.

Topography around Kushva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kushva has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m.

The land around Kushva is covered by trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
413 m
80 km
807 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Krasnoural’sk 19 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 38 km · Nizhny Tagil 43 km · Kachkanar 48 km · Verkhnyaya Salda 54 km · Nizhnyaya Salda 62 km · Nev’yansk 93 km · Kirovgrad 97 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 Kushva (58.2873°, 59.7475°, elevation 255 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).