Neftekumsk weather in December

In December, Neftekumsk sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°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 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Neftekumsk's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neftekumsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:37 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Neftekumsk is human settlement in Neftekumsky District, Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
1,386/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Neftekumsk reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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45-1
54-1
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114-2
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How December really feels in Neftekumsk

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.

Neftekumsk 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 / -4°226.44.390.0
Feb / -4°205.13.710.10.0
Mar / 327.92.411.62.1
Apr17° / 417.40.113.25.6
May24° / 12°448.4014.67.0
Jun30° / 18°417.2015.35.5
Jul33° / 20°406.10154.2
Aug32° / 19°305.5013.94.8
Sep25° / 14°366.4012.37.4
Oct17° / 366.40.110.75.9
Nov / 2661.79.41.7
Dec / -2°245.73.48.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71783
81783
91783
101684
111684
121684
131783
141783
151882
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212080
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281882
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301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Neftekumsk gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1197
2197
3187
4187
5187
6177
7177
8177
9167
10167
11168
12179
13179
141710
151811
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212014
222014
232015
242115
252115
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272114
282214
292114
302113
312113

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
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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 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 7:24 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:244:16
28.87:254:15
38.87:264:15
48.87:274:15
58.87:284:15
68.87:294:14
78.77:304:14
88.77:314:14
98.77:324:14
108.77:334:14
118.77:344:14
128.77:344:14
138.77:354:14
148.67:364:15
158.67:374:15
168.67:374:15
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188.67:394:16
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208.67:404:16
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278.67:434:20
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308.67:434:22
318.77:444:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
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261.0Dim
271.0Dim
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311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Neftekumsk?

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 Neftekumsk.

What to pack for Neftekumsk in December

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

In December, Neftekumsk sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Neftekumsk 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 Neftekumsk peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Neftekumsk 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 Neftekumsk is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1818 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar19Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Neftekumsk?

Neftekumsk sits at 44.8°N, 45.0°E, 44 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Budyonnovsk, 65 km away.

Topography around Neftekumsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neftekumsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Neftekumsk is covered by grassland (67%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Budyonnovsk 65 km · Arzgir 92 km · Zelenokumsk 96 km · Mozdok 116 km · Blagodarnyy 128 km · Prokhladnyy 135 km · Staryy Malgobek 138 km · Georgiyevsk 138 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 Neftekumsk (44.7558°, 44.9925°, elevation 44 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).