Nikolayevsk-on-Amure weather in December

In December, Nikolayevsk-on-Amure sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nikolayevsk-on-Amure's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikolayevsk-on-Amure's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:54 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nikolayevsk-on-Amure is town in Russia.

Density
1,597/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 -13°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nikolayevsk-on-Amure reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Nikolayevsk-on-Amure

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.

Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 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-17° / -23°386.78.27.90.0
Feb-14° / -22°224.159.50.0
Mar-6° / -15°406.37.611.50.0
Apr / -6°498.98.813.60.0
May11° / 6410.44.315.52.6
Jun18° / 589.1016.65.6
Jul21° / 12°648.5016.26.5
Aug20° / 12°8311.5014.56.0
Sep15° / 7912.40.112.44.4
Oct / -1°82114.610.30.8
Nov-6° / -13°558.28.98.40.0
Dec-15° / -21°507.18.57.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

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Nikolayevsk-on-Amure gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Humidity in December

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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 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 8:37 AM to 8:59 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:374:17
27.68:384:16
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57.58:424:15
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nikolayevsk-on-Amure?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nikolayevsk-on-Amure.

What to pack for Nikolayevsk-on-Amure in December

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

In December, Nikolayevsk-on-Amure sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Nikolayevsk-on-Amure in December

The nearest coast averages about -1°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near -2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Nikolayevsk-on-Amure in December

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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 Nikolayevsk-on-Amure peaks around July 16 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
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Location & terrain

Where is Nikolayevsk-on-Amure?

Nikolayevsk-on-Amure sits at 53.1°N, 140.7°E, 40 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Okha, 156 km away.

KhabarovskKholmsk

Topography around Nikolayevsk-on-Amure

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nikolayevsk-on-Amure.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikolayevsk-on-Amure has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around Nikolayevsk-on-Amure is covered by trees (51%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
267 m
16 km
628 m
80 km
1,004 m
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December weather nearby: Okha 156 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 385 km · Amursk 418 km · Vanino 451 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 465 km · Poronaysk 467 km · Khabarovsk 654 km · Kholmsk 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 Nikolayevsk-on-Amure (53.1466°, 140.7229°, elevation 40 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).