Nizhniy Lomov weather in December

In December, Nizhniy Lomov sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nizhniy Lomov's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhniy Lomov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:24 AM – 3:39 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nizhniy Lomov reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-7
2-3-7
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-4-8
8-4-8
9-4-8
10-4-8
11-4-9
12-4-9
13-4-9
14-4-9
15-4-9
16-5-9
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31-5-11

How December really feels in Nizhniy Lomov

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.

Nizhniy Lomov weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°4110.211.97.80.0
Feb-5° / -12°348.29.49.40.0
Mar / -7°379.18.111.50.0
Apr11° / 4191.813.72.7
May19° / 489.20.115.66.2
Jun23° / 12°6411.4016.76.5
Jul25° / 14°6510.8016.36.8
Aug23° / 13°579.1014.67.0
Sep17° / 519.50.112.55.3
Oct / 5310.21.710.31.8
Nov / -4°429.16.28.30.0
Dec-5° / -9°4310.611.27.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
101090
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18892
19892
20892
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23892
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27793
28793
29793
30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhniy Lomov gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13031
23032
33132
43133
53134
63234
73235
83335
93336
103436
113437
123437
133538
143538
153538
163638
173639
183639
193639
203639
213639
223638
233638
243638
253537
263537
273437
283437
293337
303337
313236

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
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1816light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2816light breeze
2916light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 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 8:07 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 3:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:073:43
27.68:083:42
37.58:103:42
47.58:113:41
57.58:133:41
67.48:143:40
77.48:153:40
87.48:163:40
97.48:173:39
107.38:183:39
117.38:203:39
127.38:213:39
137.38:223:39
147.38:223:39
157.38:233:39
167.28:243:39
177.28:253:39
187.28:263:39
197.28:263:39
207.28:273:40
217.28:273:40
227.28:283:41
237.28:283:41
247.28:293:42
257.28:293:42
267.28:293:43
277.28:303:44
287.28:303:44
297.38:303:45
307.38:303:46
317.38:303:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
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310.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nizhniy Lomov?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nizhniy Lomov.

What to pack for Nizhniy Lomov in December

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

In December, Nizhniy Lomov sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nizhniy Lomov 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 Nizhniy Lomov peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhniy Lomov?

Nizhniy Lomov sits at 53.5°N, 43.7°E, 175 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kamenka, 46 km away.

Topography around Nizhniy Lomov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhniy Lomov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Nizhniy Lomov is covered by grassland (36%), trees (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (49%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
203 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Kamenka 46 km · Kovylkino 59 km · Penza 96 km · Ruzayevka 102 km · Zarechnyy 107 km · Kirsanov 116 km · Saransk 122 km · Morshansk 124 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 Nizhniy Lomov (53.5304°, 43.6766°, elevation 175 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).