Lodeynoye Pole weather in December

In December, Lodeynoye Pole sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 5.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lodeynoye Pole's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lodeynoye Pole's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
5 h 18 min
10:03 AM – 3:21 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lodeynoye Pole is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1702

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 -2°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Lodeynoye Pole reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°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 Lodeynoye Pole

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.

Lodeynoye Pole weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -11°5512.313.96.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°421011.38.50.0
Mar / -7°43109.411.30.0
Apr / -1°429.43.514.21.5
May15° / 5610.30.516.94.6
Jun20° / 10°7111.7018.65.8
Jul22° / 13°8714.2017.96.0
Aug20° / 11°8613.3015.55.7
Sep14° / 6611.8012.63.9
Oct / 7012.92.29.70.9
Nov / -3°6611.87.770.0
Dec-3° / -8°6614.113.85.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lodeynoye Pole gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow.

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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 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:39 AM to 10:08 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 3:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.99:393:32
25.89:413:31
35.89:433:29
45.79:453:28
55.79:473:27
65.69:493:26
75.69:503:25
85.59:523:24
95.59:543:24
105.59:553:23
115.49:573:23
125.49:583:22
135.49:593:22
145.310:013:21
155.310:023:21
165.310:033:21
175.310:043:21
185.310:053:21
195.310:063:21
205.310:063:21
215.210:073:22
225.210:073:22
235.210:083:23
245.310:083:23
255.310:083:24
265.310:093:25
275.310:093:26
285.310:093:27
295.310:083:28
305.310:083:29
315.410:083:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lodeynoye Pole?

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 Lodeynoye Pole.

What to pack for Lodeynoye Pole in December

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

In December, Lodeynoye Pole sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Lodeynoye Pole in December

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Lodeynoye Pole 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 Lodeynoye Pole peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lodeynoye Pole?

Lodeynoye Pole sits at 60.7°N, 33.6°E, 23 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Podporozh’ye, 39 km away.

Topography around Lodeynoye Pole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lodeynoye Pole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Lodeynoye Pole is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Podporozh’ye 39 km · Volkhov 112 km · Tikhvin 121 km · Petrozavodsk 125 km · Pikalëvo 138 km · Boksitogorsk 140 km · Kirishi 163 km · Kondopoga 169 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 Lodeynoye Pole (60.7256°, 33.5606°, elevation 23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).