Maykop weather in December

In December, Maykop sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maykop's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maykop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:56 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Maykop is city in the south of Russia.

Density
461/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

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 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Maykop reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
27-2
37-2
47-2
57-2
67-2
76-2
86-2
96-2
106-3
116-3
126-3
136-3
146-3
156-3
165-3
175-3
185-3
195-3
205-3
215-3
225-3
235-3
245-3
255-3
265-3
275-3
285-3
295-3
305-3
315-3

How December really feels in Maykop

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Maykop weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6911.3790.0
Feb / -4°539.65.310.10.4
Mar10° / 71124.411.62.3
Apr16° / 7011.90.513.24.8
May21° / 10°9513.80.114.66.0
Jun25° / 14°8713015.36.5
Jul28° / 17°649.10156.6
Aug28° / 16°558.6013.96.5
Sep24° / 12°618.3012.37.4
Oct18° / 738.90.210.75.9
Nov11° / 729.52.49.42.7
Dec / -3°7310.868.70.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43763
53664
63763
73664
83664
93664
103565
113565
123565
133466
143466
153466
163367
173367
183367
193367
203169
213169
223070
233070
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Maykop gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13717
23718
33718
43718
53618
63618
73618
83518
93518
103418
113418
123318
133318
143318
153318
163318
173419
183419
193419
203419
213519
223520
233520
243520
253520
263620
273620
283620
293620
303620
313619

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 4:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:434:36
28.97:444:35
38.87:454:35
48.87:464:35
58.87:474:35
68.87:484:35
78.87:494:34
88.77:504:34
98.77:514:34
108.77:524:34
118.77:534:34
128.77:534:34
138.77:544:35
148.77:554:35
158.77:564:35
168.67:564:35
178.67:574:35
188.67:584:36
198.67:584:36
208.67:594:36
218.67:594:37
228.68:004:37
238.68:004:38
248.68:014:38
258.68:014:39
268.68:014:39
278.68:024:40
288.68:024:41
298.78:024:41
308.78:024:42
318.78:034:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Maykop?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maykop.

What to pack for Maykop in December

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

In December, Maykop sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Maykop 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 Maykop peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Maykop?

Maykop sits at 44.6°N, 40.1°E, 228 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belorechensk, 26 km away.

Topography around Maykop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maykop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,754 m.

The land around Maykop is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Belorechensk 26 km · Giaginskaya 28 km · Apsheronsk 34 km · Kurganinsk 49 km · Khadyzhensk 49 km · Labinsk 50 km · Mostovskoy 59 km · Ust’-Labinsk 75 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 Maykop (44.6079°, 40.1024°, elevation 228 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).