Mendeleyevsk weather in December

In December, Mendeleyevsk sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 6.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

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

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mendeleyevsk's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mendeleyevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
8:05 AM – 2:49 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mendeleyevsk is human settlement in Mindälä District, Tatarstan.

Density
749/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

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 -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mendeleyevsk reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 5°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 Mendeleyevsk

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.

Mendeleyevsk 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-9° / -14°369.811.97.40.0
Feb-8° / -14°298.39.69.20.0
Mar-1° / -8°348.48.911.40.0
Apr / 347.72.413.82.0
May18° / 469.40.3165.9
Jun22° / 12°5810017.26.6
Jul24° / 14°5910.3016.77.0
Aug22° / 12°6310.4014.86.5
Sep16° / 519.80.112.54.7
Oct / 5210.72.410.11.2
Nov-2° / -6°43108.280.0
Dec-7° / -12°4010.311.56.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12892
13892
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15892
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mendeleyevsk gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23336
33336
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53337
63337
73437
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113437
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153336
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213237
223237
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253137
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283037
293037
303037
313038

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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 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 7:46 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 2:55 PM to 2:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.17:462:55
27.17:482:54
37.17:502:53
47.07:512:52
57.07:522:52
67.07:542:51
76.97:552:51
86.97:572:50
96.97:582:50
106.87:592:49
116.88:002:49
126.88:012:49
136.88:022:49
146.88:032:49
156.78:042:49
166.78:052:49
176.78:062:49
186.78:072:49
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206.78:082:50
216.78:082:50
226.78:092:50
236.78:092:51
246.78:102:52
256.78:102:52
266.78:102:53
276.78:112:54
286.78:112:54
296.78:112:55
306.88:112:56
316.88:112:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.39 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.39 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 Mendeleyevsk?

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 Mendeleyevsk.

What to pack for Mendeleyevsk in December

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

In December, Mendeleyevsk sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -12°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 Mendeleyevsk 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 Mendeleyevsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mendeleyevsk?

Mendeleyevsk sits at 55.9°N, 52.3°E, 123 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Naberezhnyye Chelny, 19 km away.

Topography around Mendeleyevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mendeleyevsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m.

The land around Mendeleyevsk is covered by grassland (43%) and water (21%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (26%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
232 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Naberezhnyye Chelny 19 km · Yelabuga 22 km · Nizhnekamsk 42 km · Menzelinsk 53 km · Mozhga 61 km · Zainsk 66 km · Agryz 81 km · Vyatskiye Polyany 86 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 Mendeleyevsk (55.8969°, 52.3112°, elevation 123 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).