Mayma weather in December

In December, Mayma sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Mayma's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mayma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:27 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mayma is village in Mayminsky District, Russia.

Founded
1811

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 -9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mayma reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Mayma

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.

Mayma weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -20°236.78.28.10.0
Feb-6° / -18°226.37.69.60.0
Mar / -11°358.78.711.50.0
Apr11° / -1°7011.95.113.62.6
May18° / 9413.21.415.45.3
Jun22° / 11°9713.8016.46.1
Jul24° / 13°11316.20166.0
Aug22° / 11°10313.9014.46.2
Sep17° / 7712.50.412.45.0
Oct / -1°67125.310.41.8
Nov-1° / -10°5611.711.78.60.0
Dec-7° / -17°369.611.57.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22575
32575
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52575
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253070
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313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mayma gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13842
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73539
83538
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123236
133136
143136
153035
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282735
292635
302634
312633

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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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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 8:10 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:104:02
27.88:124:02
37.88:134:01
47.88:144:00
57.78:154:00
67.78:174:00
77.78:183:59
87.78:193:59
97.68:203:59
107.68:213:59
117.68:223:58
127.68:233:58
137.68:243:58
147.68:253:58
157.58:263:59
167.58:273:59
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187.58:283:59
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267.58:324:03
277.58:324:04
287.58:324:04
297.58:324:05
307.68:324:06
317.68:324:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.78 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mayma

In seasonPeak

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

Mayma's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Mayma?

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 Mayma.

What to pack for Mayma in December

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

In December, Mayma sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mayma 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 Mayma peaks around July 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 18UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Location & terrain

Where is Mayma?

Mayma sits at 52.0°N, 85.9°E, 269 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gorno-Altaysk, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mayma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mayma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,187 m.

The land around Mayma is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
747 m
80 km
2,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Gorno-Altaysk 5.0 km · Biysk 76 km · Tashtagol 160 km · Kaltan 193 km · Zarinsk 200 km · Osinniki 202 km · Yuzhnyy 204 km · Novoaltaysk 205 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 Mayma (52.0027°, 85.8974°, elevation 269 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).