Labytnangi weather in December

In December, Labytnangi sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -15°C in the first days to -19°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 2 h 48 min at the start of December to 1 hour by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Labytnangi's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labytnangi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
0 h 24 min
12:19 PM – 12:42 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Labytnangi is human settlement in Labytnangi Urban Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,230/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

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 -15°C in the first days to -19°C by the end.

A typical December day in Labytnangi reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -29°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Labytnangi

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.

Labytnangi 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-19° / -26°154.67.43.40.0
Feb-18° / -24°154.66.67.30.0
Mar-11° / -18°246.58.311.10.0
Apr-4° / -12°316.77.214.90.0
May / -4°478.35.418.90.2
Jun14° / 62100.8233.7
Jul19° / 10°699.9020.95.9
Aug15° / 5910.1016.74.1
Sep / 4910.11.412.81.4
Oct-1° / -7°5010.998.90.0
Nov-11° / -17°277.49.750.0
Dec-17° / -23°186.28.910.0

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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
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312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Labytnangi gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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311525

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 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 2 h 48 min at the start of December to 1 hour by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 11:00 AM to 12:07 PM, and sunset from 1:49 PM to 1:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
12.811:001:49
22.711:041:45
32.511:091:41
42.411:141:37
52.211:181:33
62.111:231:29
72.011:281:25
81.811:331:21
91.711:381:17
101.511:431:13
111.311:481:08
121.211:531:04
131.011:591:00
140.812:0412:55
150.612:1112:49
160.412:1912:42
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300.812:121:02
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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 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 0 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Labytnangi?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Labytnangi.

What to pack for Labytnangi in December

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

In December, Labytnangi sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Labytnangi 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 Labytnangi peaks around June 19 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 19UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Labytnangi in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Labytnangi is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 11.5× the cleanest month (November, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1816 µg/m³Nov 222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb2Good
Mar4Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep5Good
Oct3Good
Nov2Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Labytnangi?

Labytnangi sits at 66.7°N, 66.4°E, 1 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Salekhard, 16 km away.

Pechora

Topography around Labytnangi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labytnangi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,306 m.

The land around Labytnangi is covered by trees (33%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (23%), grassland (23%) and wetland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
1,306 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Salekhard 16 km · Vorkuta 139 km · Vorgashor 153 km · Inta 287 km · Nadym 302 km · Beloyarskiy 328 km · Usinsk 403 km · Pechora 449 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 Labytnangi (66.6572°, 66.4183°, elevation 1 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).