Mikhaylovsk weather in December

In December, Mikhaylovsk sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mikhaylovsk's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mikhaylovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:51 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mikhaylovsk is town in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
2,819/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mikhaylovsk reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
173-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
292-3
302-3
312-4

How December really feels in Mikhaylovsk

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Mikhaylovsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°419.56.490.0
Feb / -4°358.85.910.10.0
Mar / 54114.611.61.4
Apr15° / 56100.313.24.5
May21° / 11°8712.8014.66.1
Jun26° / 15°7411.1015.46.6
Jul29° / 18°608.8015.16.0
Aug29° / 17°517013.96.4
Sep23° / 12°558012.37.3
Oct16° / 568.60.410.75.1
Nov / 478.62.59.31.2
Dec / -3°459.65.58.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212179
222179
232278
242278
252278
262278
272179
282179
292179
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mikhaylovsk gets around 45 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13214
23215
33215
43115
53115
63015
73015
82916
92916
102816
112816
122816
132817
142817
152918
162918
173018
183019
193119
203119
213119
223219
233219
243319
253319
263319
273419
283418
293318
303318
313317

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:374:26
28.87:384:26
38.87:394:26
48.87:404:25
58.77:414:25
68.77:424:25
78.77:434:25
88.77:444:25
98.77:454:25
108.67:464:25
118.67:474:25
128.67:484:25
138.67:484:25
148.67:494:25
158.67:504:25
168.67:514:25
178.67:514:26
188.67:524:26
198.67:534:26
208.67:534:27
218.67:544:27
228.67:544:28
238.67:554:28
248.67:554:29
258.67:554:29
268.67:564:30
278.67:564:30
288.67:564:31
298.67:574:32
308.67:574:32
318.67:574:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mikhaylovsk?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mikhaylovsk.

What to pack for Mikhaylovsk in December

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

In December, Mikhaylovsk sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°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 Mikhaylovsk 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 Mikhaylovsk peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mikhaylovsk in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mikhaylovsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mikhaylovsk?

Mikhaylovsk sits at 45.1°N, 42.0°E, 428 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Stavropol, 12 km away.

Topography around Mikhaylovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mikhaylovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 443 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 m.

The land around Mikhaylovsk is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
771 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Stavropol 12 km · Donskoye 36 km · Izobil’nyy 36 km · Nevinnomyssk 56 km · Kochubeyevskoye 56 km · Svetlograd 69 km · Armavir 73 km · Novoaleksandrovsk 75 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 Mikhaylovsk (45.131°, 42.027°, elevation 428 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).