Luchegorsk weather in December

In December, Luchegorsk sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 8.5 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 -13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Luchegorsk's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luchegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:47 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Luchegorsk is human settlement in Pozharsky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Founded
1966

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 -13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Luchegorsk reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-7-18
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How December really feels in Luchegorsk

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.

Luchegorsk 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-13° / -26°92.43.58.80.0
Feb-8° / -22°92.23.1100.0
Mar / -12°285.85.511.60.0
Apr11° / -1°488.92.413.32.8
May19° / 8612.10.114.85.5
Jun23° / 13°8212.6015.56.2
Jul26° / 17°14113.8015.25.9
Aug25° / 16°14013.80146.1
Sep20° / 8110.2012.46.2
Oct11° / 588.81.110.73.0
Nov-1° / -11°265.64.49.20.0
Dec-11° / -23°163.64.58.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105545
115446
125545
135545
145644
155644
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245644
255545
265545
275545
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Luchegorsk gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11619
21619
31618
41518
51517
61417
71416
81316
91215
101214
111114
121013
131013
14913
15912
16912
17912
18912
19912
20912
21912
22913
23913
241013
251013
261014
271014
281014
291014
301014
311014

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 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:33 AM to 8:53 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:335:12
28.68:345:12
38.68:355:12
48.68:365:11
58.68:375:11
68.58:385:11
78.58:395:11
88.58:405:11
98.58:415:11
108.58:425:11
118.58:435:11
128.48:445:11
138.48:455:11
148.48:455:11
158.48:465:11
168.48:475:11
178.48:475:11
188.48:485:12
198.48:495:12
208.48:495:12
218.48:505:13
228.48:505:13
238.48:515:14
248.48:515:14
258.48:525:15
268.48:525:15
278.48:525:16
288.48:525:17
298.48:535:18
308.48:535:18
318.48:535:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
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131.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Luchegorsk

In seasonPeak

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

Luchegorsk's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Luchegorsk?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luchegorsk.

What to pack for Luchegorsk in December

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

In December, Luchegorsk sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Luchegorsk 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 Luchegorsk peaks around August 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 11UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Luchegorsk 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 Luchegorsk is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1133 µg/m³Sep 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Luchegorsk?

Luchegorsk sits at 46.4°N, 134.3°E, 83 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bikin, 41 km away.

Topography around Luchegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luchegorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,123 m.

The land around Luchegorsk is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
227 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
1,123 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Bikin 41 km · Dalnerechensk 71 km · Vyazemskiy 126 km · Lesozavodsk 128 km · Khabarovsk 232 km · Dalnegorsk 234 km · Spassk-Dal’niy 235 km · Kavalerovo 249 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 Luchegorsk (46.4446°, 134.2934°, elevation 83 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).