Meleuz weather in December

In December, Meleuz sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Meleuz's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meleuz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
9:32 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Meleuz is human settlement in Meleuzovsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.

Density
2,043/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 Meleuz reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Meleuz

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.

Meleuz weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -16°409.8127.90.0
Feb-8° / -15°357.69.49.50.0
Mar-1° / -9°428.78.811.50.0
Apr10° / 438.12.213.62.5
May19° / 50100.115.56.2
Jun24° / 12°509.9016.66.9
Jul26° / 14°478.4016.27.1
Aug24° / 12°498014.57.2
Sep18° / 4390.112.45.6
Oct / 53102.810.31.8
Nov-1° / -7°4598.58.40.0
Dec-8° / -14°459.711.47.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
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51783
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71684
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101585
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Meleuz gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313341

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 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 9:15 AM to 9:38 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:154:57
27.79:164:56
37.69:184:56
47.69:194:55
57.69:204:55
67.59:224:54
77.59:234:54
87.59:244:54
97.59:254:53
107.59:264:53
117.49:274:53
127.49:284:53
137.49:294:53
147.49:304:53
157.49:314:53
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177.39:334:53
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217.39:354:55
227.39:364:55
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257.39:374:57
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287.49:374:59
297.49:385:00
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.61 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Meleuz?

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 Meleuz.

What to pack for Meleuz in December

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

In December, Meleuz sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°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 Meleuz 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 Meleuz peaks around June 20 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 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
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Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Meleuz?

Meleuz sits at 53.0°N, 55.9°E, 179 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kumertau, 24 km away.

Topography around Meleuz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meleuz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m.

The land around Meleuz is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (22%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (31%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
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80 km
628 m
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December weather nearby: Kumertau 24 km · Salavat 47 km · Ishimbay 54 km · Sterlitamak 75 km · Saraktash 134 km · Rayevskiy 139 km · Orenburg 145 km · Davlekanovo 152 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 Meleuz (52.9647°, 55.9328°, elevation 179 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).