Kyakhta weather in December

In December, Kyakhta sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -24°C, with 5 mm of precipitation across 1.9 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kyakhta's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyakhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-24°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
5 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:56 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kyakhta is town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1727

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 -11°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kyakhta reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-11-20
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8-13-22
9-13-22
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29-16-26
30-16-26
31-16-26

How December really feels in Kyakhta

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.

Kyakhta 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-16° / -27°20.61.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -23°20.81.49.70.0
Mar / -12°62.22.511.50.2
Apr11° / -2°174.33.213.53.2
May19° / 336.71.515.26.5
Jun25° / 12°479016.16.8
Jul27° / 15°6510.7015.76.3
Aug24° / 12°7210.7014.36.7
Sep17° / 398.20.512.45.8
Oct / -4°154.12.610.51.6
Nov-5° / -15°72.33.28.80.0
Dec-14° / -24°51.92.47.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95248
105248
115248
125347
135347
145446
155545
165644
175644
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235743
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kyakhta gets around 5 mm of rain and snow over 1.9 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
169
269
369
469
569
668
768
868
968
1068
1157
1257
1357
1457
1557
1657
1757
1856
1956
2056
2157
2257
2357
2467
2567
2667
2767
2857
2956
3056
3156

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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:40 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 4:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:404:48
28.18:414:47
38.18:434:47
48.08:444:46
58.08:454:46
68.08:464:46
78.08:474:45
87.98:484:45
97.98:494:45
107.98:504:45
117.98:514:45
127.98:524:45
137.98:534:45
147.88:544:45
157.88:554:45
167.88:564:45
177.88:564:45
187.88:574:45
197.88:584:46
207.88:584:46
217.88:594:47
227.88:594:47
237.89:004:47
247.89:004:48
257.89:014:49
267.89:014:49
277.89:014:50
287.89:014:51
297.89:014:51
307.89:024:52
317.99:024:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kyakhta?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kyakhta.

What to pack for Kyakhta in December

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

In December, Kyakhta sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -24°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kyakhta 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 Kyakhta peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kyakhta?

Kyakhta sits at 50.3°N, 106.5°E, 742 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sühbaatar, 22 km away.

Topography around Kyakhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyakhta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 821 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around Kyakhta is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
1,186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Sühbaatar 22 km · Darhan 103 km · Gusinoozyorsk 104 km · Dzüünharaa 166 km · Ulan-Ude 183 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 197 km · Baykal’sk 207 km · Erdenet 225 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 Kyakhta (50.3496°, 106.451°, elevation 742 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).