Orenburg weather in December

In December, Orenburg sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Orenburg's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:28 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Orenburg is city in the south of Russia.

Density
2,181/km²
people per km²
Founded
1743

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 -4°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Orenburg reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°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 Orenburg

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.

Orenburg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -15°338.710.38.10.0
Feb-7° / -15°286.67.49.60.0
Mar-0° / -9°337.96.511.50.0
Apr13° / 337.11.213.63.7
May22° / 357.5015.47.1
Jun27° / 14°357016.47.1
Jul28° / 16°326.70166.4
Aug27° / 14°275.7014.47.2
Sep20° / 296.2012.46.8
Oct11° / 377.60.910.42.9
Nov / -6°327.658.60.0
Dec-6° / -13°348.297.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
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32080
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61882
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311684

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Orenburg gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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312833

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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29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 9:12 AM to 9:34 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:125:06
27.99:145:06
37.89:155:05
47.89:165:05
57.89:175:04
67.89:195:04
77.79:205:04
87.79:215:03
97.79:225:03
107.79:235:03
117.69:245:03
127.69:255:03
137.69:265:03
147.69:275:03
157.69:285:03
167.69:285:03
177.69:295:03
187.69:305:04
197.69:305:04
207.69:315:04
217.59:325:05
227.59:325:05
237.59:335:06
247.69:335:06
257.69:335:07
267.69:345:07
277.69:345:08
287.69:345:09
297.69:345:10
307.69:345:10
317.69:345:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Orenburg?

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 Orenburg.

What to pack for Orenburg in December

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

In December, Orenburg sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Orenburg 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 Orenburg peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orenburg?

Orenburg sits at 51.8°N, 55.1°E, 124 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sol’-Iletsk, 68 km away.

Topography around Orenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Orenburg is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
329 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sol’-Iletsk 68 km · Saraktash 87 km · Kumertau 120 km · Meleuz 145 km · Sorochinsk 152 km · Kuvandyk 159 km · Aqsay 160 km · Mednogorsk 177 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 Orenburg (51.7671°, 55.0988°, elevation 124 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).