Lesnoy weather in December

In December, Lesnoy sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 6.4 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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lesnoy's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lesnoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
9:35 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lesnoy is human settlement in Irbitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

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 Lesnoy reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°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 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Lesnoy

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.

Lesnoy 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° / -18°1867.470.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.75.790.0
Mar / -9°256.56.911.40.0
Apr / -1°337.22.8141.9
May17° / 519.10.616.35.4
Jun22° / 11°7311.1017.66.3
Jul23° / 13°8312017.16.6
Aug21° / 11°77120155.9
Sep14° / 5410.30.212.54.0
Oct / 388.93.3100.9
Nov-3° / -9°2987.67.70.0
Dec-9° / -16°216.98.46.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
81981
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101981
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272278
282278
292278
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lesnoy gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12429
22328
32328
42228
52227
62127
72026
82025
91925
101924
111924
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192125
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302428
312428

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 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 9:15 AM to 9:41 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.79:154:00
26.79:173:59
36.79:183:58
46.69:203:57
56.69:223:56
66.59:233:56
76.59:253:55
86.59:263:55
96.49:273:54
106.49:293:54
116.49:303:53
126.49:313:53
136.39:323:53
146.39:333:53
156.39:343:53
166.39:353:53
176.39:363:53
186.39:373:53
196.39:373:53
206.39:383:53
216.29:393:54
226.29:393:54
236.29:403:55
246.39:403:55
256.39:403:56
266.39:413:57
276.39:413:57
286.39:413:58
296.39:413:59
306.39:414:00
316.39:414:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.35 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lesnoy?

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 Lesnoy.

What to pack for Lesnoy in December

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

In December, Lesnoy 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 Lesnoy 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 Lesnoy peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lesnoy?

Lesnoy sits at 57.6°N, 63.1°E, 122 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Irbit, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Lesnoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lesnoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Lesnoy is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (27%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
190 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Irbit 5.0 km · Turinsk 60 km · Artëmovskiy 78 km · Alapayevsk 86 km · Kamyshlov 89 km · Sukhoy Log 101 km · Reftinskiy 103 km · Rezh 104 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 Lesnoy (57.6198°, 63.0784°, elevation 122 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).