Mezhdurechensk weather in December

In December, Mezhdurechensk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mezhdurechensk's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mezhdurechensk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
9:28 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mezhdurechensk is city in Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,105/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 -8°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mezhdurechensk reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and -2°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 Mezhdurechensk

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.

Mezhdurechensk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°5612.314.17.80.0
Feb-8° / -17°429.911.49.40.0
Mar / -10°5411.71211.50.0
Apr / -3°7413.17.213.71.4
May16° / 94141.515.64.6
Jun22° / 11°10614.4016.75.9
Jul24° / 13°11114.8016.36.2
Aug22° / 11°11113.9014.66.0
Sep15° / 10013.80.612.54.2
Oct / -2°10715.68.210.30.9
Nov-4° / -11°10415.816.58.30.0
Dec-10° / -17°8514.917.17.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
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51882
61882
72080
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92080
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232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mezhdurechensk gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 17 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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25057
35056
44956
54955
64855
74855
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244856
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264855
274855
284855
294754
304754
314653

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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21100
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24100
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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 9 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
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159calm
169calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 9:10 AM to 9:33 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.69:104:45
27.59:124:44
37.59:134:43
47.59:154:43
57.49:164:42
67.49:174:42
77.49:184:41
87.49:204:41
97.39:214:41
107.39:224:41
117.39:234:40
127.39:244:40
137.39:254:40
147.29:264:40
157.29:274:40
167.29:284:40
177.29:284:40
187.29:294:41
197.29:304:41
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217.29:314:42
227.29:314:42
237.29:324:43
247.29:324:43
257.29:334:44
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277.29:334:45
287.29:334:46
297.29:334:47
307.29:334:48
317.39:334:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mezhdurechensk?

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 Mezhdurechensk.

What to pack for Mezhdurechensk in December

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

In December, Mezhdurechensk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mezhdurechensk 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 Mezhdurechensk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Mezhdurechensk?

Mezhdurechensk sits at 53.7°N, 88.1°E, 243 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Myski, 18 km away.

Topography around Mezhdurechensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mezhdurechensk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,056 m.

The land around Mezhdurechensk is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
294 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
2,056 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Myski 18 km · Osinniki 49 km · Kaltan 55 km · Novokuznetsk 61 km · Prokop’yevsk 92 km · Kiselëvsk 98 km · Kisilevsk 99 km · Tashtagol 103 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 Mezhdurechensk (53.6899°, 88.0622°, elevation 243 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).