Neryungri weather in December

In December, Neryungri sees average daytime highs of -26°C and overnight lows near -33°C, with 4 mm of precipitation across 1.3 wet days and about 6.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -24°C in the first days to -26°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 7 hours at the start of December to 6 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Neryungri's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neryungri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-33°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
4 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 30 min
9:21 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
0.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Neryungri is town in Sakha Republic, Russia.

Founded
1975

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 -24°C in the first days to -26°C by the end.

A typical December day in Neryungri reaches about -26°C in the afternoon and slips back to -33°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -34°C and -17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Neryungri

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.

Neryungri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-25° / -33°312.77.20.0
Feb-19° / -29°41.22.69.10.0
Mar-9° / -21°103.1511.40.0
Apr / -11°357.28.113.90.0
May11° / -0°7712.85.516.12.5
Jun20° / 92130.517.45.5
Jul22° / 11°11714.8016.95.7
Aug19° / 10512.90.314.95.5
Sep10° / 8912.84.112.52.1
Oct-2° / -12°4299.7100.0
Nov-17° / -26°133.55.77.80.0
Dec-26° / -33°41.32.86.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Neryungri gets around 4 mm of rain and snow over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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2149
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2648
2748
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3148

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 8 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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99calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 hours at the start of December to 6 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:02 AM to 9:26 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.09:024:00
26.99:033:59
36.99:053:58
46.99:063:58
56.89:083:57
66.89:093:56
76.79:113:56
86.79:123:55
96.79:133:55
106.79:153:54
116.69:163:54
126.69:173:54
136.69:183:54
146.69:193:54
156.69:203:54
166.59:213:54
176.59:223:54
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206.59:243:54
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286.59:273:59
296.69:274:00
306.69:274:01
316.69:264:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Neryungri

In seasonPeak

None of Neryungri's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Neryungri's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Neryungri?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Neryungri.

What to pack for Neryungri in December

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

In December, Neryungri sees daytime highs around -26°C and nights near -33°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Neryungri 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 Neryungri peaks around June 13 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 13UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Neryungri 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 Neryungri is worst in July — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 26.5× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1832 µg/m³Dec 161 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb2Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul35Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep6Good
Oct4Good
Nov2Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Neryungri?

Neryungri sits at 56.7°N, 124.7°E, 840 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tynda, 168 km away.

ShimanovskSvobodnyyBodayboYakutskBelogorsk

Topography around Neryungri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neryungri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 801 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 679 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,513 m.

The land around Neryungri is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
679 m
80 km
1,513 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Tynda 168 km · Aldan 221 km · Zeya 362 km · Shimanovsk 552 km · Svobodnyy 628 km · Bodaybo 646 km · Yakutsk 661 km · Belogorsk 685 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 Neryungri (56.6584°, 124.725°, elevation 840 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).