Magnitogorsk weather in December

In December, Magnitogorsk sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Magnitogorsk's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magnitogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
9:22 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Magnitogorsk is city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,054/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 -6°C in the first days to -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Magnitogorsk reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°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 Magnitogorsk

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.

Magnitogorsk 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-10° / -18°175.16.57.80.0
Feb-8° / -18°194.96.29.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°276.26.411.50.0
Apr10° / -1°366.82.513.72.4
May19° / 418.30.315.66.1
Jun23° / 11°449.8016.76.9
Jul24° / 13°5710.2016.26.9
Aug23° / 12°508.5014.67.0
Sep16° / 337.50.112.55.3
Oct / -0°337.22.710.31.5
Nov-2° / -9°2265.48.40.0
Dec-9° / -16°205.56.87.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
63070
72971
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
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152971
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173070
183070
193070
203169
213070
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243169
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263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Magnitogorsk gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 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 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11518
21518
31518
41518
51417
61417
71417
81417
91417
101417
111418
121418
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202024
212025
222125
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242126
252226
262226
272126
282126
292126
302126
312126

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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29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 9:05 AM to 9:28 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.69:054:42
27.69:064:42
37.69:084:41
47.59:094:41
57.59:104:40
67.59:124:40
77.49:134:39
87.49:144:39
97.49:154:39
107.49:164:38
117.39:174:38
127.39:184:38
137.39:194:38
147.39:204:38
157.39:214:38
167.39:224:38
177.39:234:38
187.39:234:39
197.29:244:39
207.29:254:39
217.29:254:40
227.29:264:40
237.29:264:41
247.29:274:41
257.29:274:42
267.39:274:42
277.39:274:43
287.39:284:44
297.39:284:45
307.39:284:46
317.39:284:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.67 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 Magnitogorsk?

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 Magnitogorsk.

What to pack for Magnitogorsk in December

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

In December, Magnitogorsk sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Magnitogorsk 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 Magnitogorsk peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Magnitogorsk?

Magnitogorsk sits at 53.4°N, 59.0°E, 330 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Beloretsk, 74 km away.

Topography around Magnitogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magnitogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 371 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m.

The land around Magnitogorsk is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), cropland (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
865 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Beloretsk 74 km · Sibay 79 km · Baymak 101 km · Mezgor'e 107 km · Uchaly 110 km · Kartaly 115 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 160 km · Plast 160 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 Magnitogorsk (53.3981°, 59.0066°, elevation 330 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).