Nizhnevartovsk weather in December

In December, Nizhnevartovsk sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -22°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 5.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 48 min at the start of December to 5 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nizhnevartovsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhnevartovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-22°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
5 h 12 min
9:13 AM – 2:27 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nizhnevartovsk is city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Density
903/km²
people per km²
Founded
1909

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 -17°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nizhnevartovsk reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -28°C and -4°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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

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.

Nizhnevartovsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -24°207.59.76.10.0
Feb-14° / -21°1867.78.50.0
Mar-5° / -14°278.49.611.30.0
Apr / -6°369.35.914.20.0
May11° / 5310.52.9172.5
Jun19° / 10°6911.50.218.65.7
Jul22° / 13°5910.10186.6
Aug18° / 10°9114015.55.2
Sep11° / 6412112.62.5
Oct / -3°5112.88.29.70.1
Nov-9° / -15°3810.111.66.90.0
Dec-15° / -22°289.411.75.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7496
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12595
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15595
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31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhnevartovsk gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12936
22936
32936
42937
53037
63037
73138
83138
93138
103239
113238
123138
133138
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153037
163036
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202936
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222936
232936
242936
253036
263036
273037
283037
293037
303037
313037

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 (%)
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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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 48 min at the start of December to 5 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:49 AM to 9:18 AM, and sunset from 2:38 PM to 2:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.88:492:38
25.88:512:37
35.78:532:35
45.68:552:34
55.68:572:33
65.68:592:32
75.59:012:31
85.59:022:30
95.49:042:30
105.49:062:29
115.49:072:28
125.39:092:28
135.39:102:27
145.39:112:27
155.29:122:27
165.29:132:27
175.29:142:27
185.29:152:27
195.29:162:27
205.29:172:27
215.29:172:27
225.29:182:28
235.29:182:28
245.29:192:29
255.29:192:30
265.29:192:30
275.29:192:31
285.29:192:32
295.29:192:33
305.39:192:34
315.39:182:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.19 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nizhnevartovsk

In seasonPeak

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

Nizhnevartovsk's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Nizhnevartovsk?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nizhnevartovsk.

What to pack for Nizhnevartovsk in December

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

In December, Nizhnevartovsk sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -22°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nizhnevartovsk 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 Nizhnevartovsk peaks around June 21 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Nizhnevartovsk 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 Nizhnevartovsk is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.8× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1015 µg/m³Dec 202 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb4Good
Mar6Good
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhnevartovsk?

Nizhnevartovsk sits at 60.9°N, 76.6°E, 50 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Izluchinsk, 21 km away.

Topography around Nizhnevartovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhnevartovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m.

The land around Nizhnevartovsk is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
107 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Izluchinsk 21 km · Megion 27 km · Strezhevoy 60 km · Langepas 80 km · Pokachi 108 km · Raduzhny 138 km · Fedorovskiy 169 km · Surgut 172 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 Nizhnevartovsk (60.9344°, 76.5531°, elevation 50 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).