Olenegorsk weather in December

In December, Olenegorsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 0 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -8°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 0 hours at the start of December to 0 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Olenegorsk's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olenegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
0 hours
— – —
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Olenegorsk is human settlement in Olenegorsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Olenegorsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Olenegorsk

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.

Olenegorsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°237.89.41.80.0
Feb-9° / -14°216.78.46.90.0
Mar-4° / -10°277.99.7110.0
Apr / -5°308.78.615.20.0
May / 4410.95.419.81.2
Jun14° / 6411.70.8243.6
Jul17° / 10°7113.30.122.44.9
Aug15° / 6412.6017.14.0
Sep10° / 5411.70.812.81.9
Oct / -1°5111.16.78.70.1
Nov-3° / -8°2988.940.0
Dec-6° / -11°278.710.600.0

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 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Olenegorsk gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 11 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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 0 hours at the start of December to 0 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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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 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Olenegorsk?

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
4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Olenegorsk.

What to pack for Olenegorsk in December

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

In December, Olenegorsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°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 Olenegorsk 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 Olenegorsk peaks around July 13 at about 4 (moderate) — 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar1Low
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Aug3Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Olenegorsk?

Olenegorsk sits at 68.1°N, 33.3°E, 170 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Monchegorsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Olenegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olenegorsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Olenegorsk is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Monchegorsk 28 km · Kirovsk 61 km · Apatity 63 km · Murmansk 92 km · Polyarnyye Zori 92 km · Severomorsk 103 km · Kandalaksha 116 km · Polyarnyy 118 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 Olenegorsk (68.1432°, 33.2529°, elevation 170 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).