Nizhnesortymskiy weather in December

In December, Nizhnesortymskiy sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -22°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 4.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 18 min at the start of December to 4 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nizhnesortymskiy's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhnesortymskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-22°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
4 h 36 min
9:52 AM – 2:26 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nizhnesortymskiy is human settlement in Surgutsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Founded
1988

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 -14°C in the first days to -18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nizhnesortymskiy reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -28°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Nizhnesortymskiy

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.

Nizhnesortymskiy 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-18° / -24°176.17.85.60.0
Feb-15° / -22°165.36.78.20.0
Mar-7° / -14°257.58.911.30.0
Apr / -7°388.97.314.40.0
May / 5010.53.117.41.5
Jun18° / 10°7612.60.319.35.0
Jul21° / 13°7611.3018.56.1
Aug17° / 10°9714.2015.74.7
Sep10° / 59111.212.62.1
Oct / -4°4711.98.49.50.0
Nov-9° / -15°308.310.56.50.0
Dec-15° / -22°227.59.84.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhnesortymskiy gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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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 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 5 h 18 min at the start of December to 4 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:25 AM to 9:56 AM, and sunset from 2:41 PM to 2:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.39:252:41
25.29:272:39
35.19:292:38
45.19:312:36
55.09:342:35
65.09:362:34
74.99:382:33
84.99:402:31
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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 0.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nizhnesortymskiy

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Is December a good time to visit Nizhnesortymskiy?

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 Nizhnesortymskiy.

What to pack for Nizhnesortymskiy in December

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

In December, Nizhnesortymskiy sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -22°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Nizhnesortymskiy 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 Nizhnesortymskiy peaks around June 20 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 5 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Nizhnesortymskiy?

Nizhnesortymskiy sits at 62.4°N, 71.8°E, 73 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lyantor, 94 km away.

Topography around Nizhnesortymskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhnesortymskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m.

The land around Nizhnesortymskiy is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, wetland (39%), water (26%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and wetland (48%), water (24%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

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December weather nearby: Lyantor 94 km · Fedorovskiy 138 km · Kogalym 142 km · Belyy Yar 152 km · Nefteyugansk 155 km · Surgut 158 km · Poykovskiy 160 km · Pyt-Yakh 197 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 Nizhnesortymskiy (62.4397°, 71.7603°, elevation 73 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).