Podporozh’ye weather in December

In December, Podporozh’ye sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 5.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -5°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 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 Podporozh’ye's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Podporozh’ye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
5 h 12 min
10:03 AM – 3:16 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Podporozh’ye is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
653/km²
people per km²
Founded
1936

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 -2°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Podporozh’ye reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-6
2-2-6
3-2-6
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-2-6
7-2-7
8-2-7
9-3-7
10-3-7
11-3-7
12-3-7
13-3-8
14-3-8
15-3-8
16-4-8
17-4-8
18-4-9
19-4-9
20-4-9
21-4-9
22-5-9
23-5-10
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How December really feels in Podporozh’ye

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.

Podporozh’ye weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°4411.4136.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°369.610.88.50.0
Mar / -7°399.69.611.30.0
Apr / -1°399.14.414.21.4
May15° / 5710.60.9174.4
Jun19° / 10°7212.2018.65.6
Jul22° / 13°8214.40185.9
Aug20° / 11°7912.9015.55.6
Sep14° / 5811.4012.63.7
Oct / 6011.72.49.70.8
Nov / -4°5811.38.270.0
Dec-4° / -8°5513.313.35.30.0

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 (%)
1694
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10793
11793
12793
13892
14892
15892
16892
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20892
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30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Podporozh’ye gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14137
24237
34238
44239
54339
64340
74340
84340
94341
104341
114241
124242
134242
144142
154143
164143
174143
184143
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264043
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303942
313842

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
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15100
16100
17100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2513light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 9:38 AM to 10:08 AM, and sunset from 3:28 PM to 3:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.89:383:28
25.89:413:26
35.79:433:25
45.79:453:24
55.69:463:23
65.69:483:22
75.59:503:21
85.59:523:20
95.49:533:19
105.49:553:19
115.49:563:18
125.39:583:18
135.39:593:17
145.310:003:17
155.310:023:17
165.210:033:16
175.210:043:16
185.210:043:16
195.210:053:17
205.210:063:17
215.210:073:17
225.210:073:18
235.210:083:18
245.210:083:19
255.210:083:19
265.210:083:20
275.210:083:21
285.210:083:22
295.310:083:23
305.310:083:24
315.310:083:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.12 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
20.2Dim
30.1Dim
40.1Dim
50.1Dim
60.1Dim
70.1Dim
80.1Dim
90.1Dim
100.1Dim
110.1Dim
120.1Dim
130.1Dim
140.1Dim
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170.1Dim
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240.1Dim
250.1Dim
260.1Dim
270.1Dim
280.1Dim
290.1Dim
300.1Dim
310.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Podporozh’ye?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Podporozh’ye.

What to pack for Podporozh’ye in December

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

In December, Podporozh’ye sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Podporozh’ye 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 Podporozh’ye peaks around July 12 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Podporozh’ye?

Podporozh’ye sits at 60.9°N, 34.2°E, 55 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lodeynoye Pole, 39 km away.

Topography around Podporozh’ye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podporozh’ye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Podporozh’ye is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Lodeynoye Pole 39 km · Petrozavodsk 98 km · Kondopoga 144 km · Tikhvin 146 km · Volkhov 148 km · Pikalëvo 155 km · Boksitogorsk 160 km · Kirishi 198 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 Podporozh’ye (60.91°, 34.1619°, elevation 55 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).