Medvezh’yegorsk weather in December

In December, Medvezh’yegorsk sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 4.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 06 min at the start of December to 4 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Medvezh’yegorsk's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medvezh’yegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
4 h 18 min
10:28 AM – 2:49 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Medvezh’yegorsk is human settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Density
1,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1916

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 -7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Medvezh’yegorsk reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Medvezh’yegorsk

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.

Medvezh’yegorsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°369.611.75.40.0
Feb-7° / -12°288.19.98.20.0
Mar-1° / -8°338.79.811.20.0
Apr / -3°348.65.114.40.4
May12° / 5210.71.817.53.2
Jun18° / 7212.2019.55.3
Jul20° / 13°8413.9018.75.7
Aug18° / 11°8312.8015.85.3
Sep13° / 6512.2012.73.1
Oct / 5912.33.69.50.4
Nov-1° / -4°4911.58.86.40.0
Dec-5° / -9°451212.64.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4694
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Medvezh’yegorsk gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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203741
213741
223741
233741
243641
253640
263540
273439
283439
293339
303338
313238

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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26100
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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 06 min at the start of December to 4 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 10:00 AM to 10:32 AM, and sunset from 3:04 PM to 2:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.110:003:04
25.010:023:03
34.910:043:01
44.910:072:59
54.810:092:58
64.810:112:57
74.710:132:55
84.610:152:54
94.610:172:53
104.610:192:52
114.510:212:51
124.510:222:51
134.410:242:50
144.410:252:49
154.410:272:49
164.310:282:49
174.310:292:48
184.310:302:48
194.310:312:48
204.310:322:49
214.310:322:49
224.310:332:49
234.310:332:50
244.310:342:50
254.310:342:51
264.310:342:52
274.310:342:53
284.310:342:54
294.410:332:55
304.410:332:57
314.410:322:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.06 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.06 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 Medvezh’yegorsk?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Medvezh’yegorsk.

What to pack for Medvezh’yegorsk in December

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

In December, Medvezh’yegorsk sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Medvezh’yegorsk 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 Medvezh’yegorsk peaks around July 12 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Medvezh’yegorsk?

Medvezh’yegorsk sits at 62.9°N, 34.5°E, 29 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kondopoga, 80 km away.

Topography around Medvezh’yegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medvezh’yegorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m.

The land around Medvezh’yegorsk is covered by trees (58%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kondopoga 80 km · Segezha 93 km · Petrozavodsk 126 km · Onega 212 km · Podporozh’ye 223 km · Kontiolahti 235 km · Sortavala 235 km · Joensuu 241 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 Medvezh’yegorsk (62.9145°, 34.4586°, elevation 29 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).