Pechora weather in December

In December, Pechora sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 3.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 4 hours at the start of December to 3 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pechora's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pechora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
2 h 54 min
9:41 AM – 12:33 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pechora is city in Pechora Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
1,356/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 -10°C in the first days to -14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Pechora reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -26°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Pechora

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.

Pechora 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-15° / -21°319.812.84.40.0
Feb-13° / -19°257.710.47.70.0
Mar-5° / -13°32101211.20.0
Apr / -7°4210.49.114.70.0
May / -0°5612.14.618.31.3
Jun16° / 71120.920.94.4
Jul20° / 11°7411.4019.75.9
Aug16° / 7913.5016.34.2
Sep10° / 6913.71.112.71.8
Oct / -3°6814.810.49.20.0
Nov-7° / -12°4811.613.35.60.0
Dec-12° / -18°3810.914.43.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Pechora gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 14 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 13 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 4 hours at the start of December to 3 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:02 AM to 9:44 AM, and sunset from 12:59 PM to 12:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.09:0212:59
23.99:0512:57
33.89:0912:55
43.79:1212:52
53.69:1512:50
63.59:1812:48
73.49:2112:46
83.39:2312:44
93.39:2612:42
103.29:2912:40
113.19:3112:39
123.19:3312:37
133.09:3612:36
143.09:3812:35
152.99:4012:34
162.99:4112:33
172.89:4312:33
182.89:4412:32
192.89:4512:32
202.89:4612:32
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222.79:4812:32
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252.89:4812:35
262.89:4812:36
272.89:4812:37
282.99:4712:39
292.99:4612:41
303.09:4512:42
313.09:4412:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pechora?

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 Pechora.

What to pack for Pechora in December

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

In December, Pechora sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -18°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 Pechora 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 Pechora peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pechora?

Pechora sits at 65.1°N, 57.2°E, 60 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usinsk, 97 km away.

Topography around Pechora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pechora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Pechora is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
649 m
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December weather nearby: Usinsk 97 km · Inta 167 km · Sosnogorsk 235 km · Ukhta 244 km · Nar'yan-Mar 335 km · Narian-Mar 335 km · Vorgashor 399 km · Vorkuta 402 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 Pechora (65.1472°, 57.2244°, elevation 60 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).