Marks weather in December

In December, Marks sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Marks's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marks's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:02 AM – 3:37 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Marks is town in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,058/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Marks reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 2°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)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-3-8
9-4-8
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How December really feels in Marks

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.

Marks weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°398.99.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°317.17.79.60.0
Mar / -6°347.85.711.50.0
Apr13° / 357.31.113.63.6
May21° / 10°367.4015.46.9
Jun26° / 15°448016.37.2
Jul28° / 17°376.90166.7
Aug27° / 15°285.7014.47.4
Sep20° / 436.7012.46.6
Oct11° / 378.30.810.42.9
Nov / -3°337.348.60.0
Dec-4° / -9°378.98.87.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51486
61486
71486
81486
91486
101387
111387
121486
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311189

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Marks gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12523
22624
32624
42625
52626
62726
72727
82727
92828
102829
112929
122930
132930
143031
153031
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213131
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253029
263029
272929
282929
292928
302828
312828

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 (%)
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24100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 7:45 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 3:40 PM to 3:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:453:40
27.97:473:40
37.97:483:39
47.87:493:39
57.87:513:38
67.87:523:38
77.77:533:37
87.77:543:37
97.77:553:37
107.77:563:37
117.77:573:37
127.67:583:37
137.67:593:37
147.68:003:37
157.68:013:37
167.68:023:37
177.68:023:37
187.68:033:37
197.68:043:38
207.68:043:38
217.68:053:38
227.68:053:39
237.68:063:39
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257.68:063:40
267.68:073:41
277.68:073:42
287.68:073:42
297.68:073:43
307.68:073:44
317.68:073:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.65 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 Marks?

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 Marks.

What to pack for Marks in December

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

In December, Marks sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Marks 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 Marks peaks around July 16 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Marks 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 Marks is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2015 µg/m³Jun 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marks?

Marks sits at 51.7°N, 46.7°E, 20 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Engels, 51 km away.

Topography around Marks

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marks has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Marks is covered by water (23%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Engels 51 km · Saratov 55 km · Vol’sk 57 km · Privolzhskiy 59 km · Balakovo 80 km · Krasnoarmeysk 106 km · Yershov 113 km · Petrovsk 114 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 Marks (51.7102°, 46.7455°, elevation 20 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).