Polysayevo weather in December

In December, Polysayevo sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Polysayevo's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polysayevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
9:40 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Polysayevo is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
569/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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 -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Polysayevo reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Polysayevo

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.

Polysayevo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°247.29.87.60.0
Feb-9° / -18°175.97.79.30.0
Mar-1° / -11°226.77.111.50.0
Apr / -1°3493.313.72.0
May17° / 4510.20.615.85.4
Jun23° / 12°5411.1016.96.6
Jul25° / 14°5912.1016.46.6
Aug22° / 12°5310.6014.76.6
Sep16° / 47100.112.54.7
Oct / -1°4411.14.310.21.2
Nov-3° / -10°4311.311.28.20.0
Dec-10° / -17°3610.412.37.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Polysayevo gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 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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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 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 9:23 AM to 9:46 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:234:47
27.49:244:46
37.39:264:45
47.39:274:45
57.39:284:44
67.29:304:44
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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 0.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Polysayevo?

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 Polysayevo.

What to pack for Polysayevo in December

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

In December, Polysayevo sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Polysayevo 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 Polysayevo peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Polysayevo in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Polysayevo is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr18Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Polysayevo?

Polysayevo sits at 54.6°N, 86.3°E, 267 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Leninsk-Kuznetsky, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Polysayevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polysayevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Polysayevo is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (36%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

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142 m
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708 m
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December weather nearby: Leninsk-Kuznetsky 9.0 km · Belovo 20 km · Gur’yevsk 41 km · Promyshlennaya 53 km · Kisilevsk 72 km · Kiselëvsk 73 km · Prokop’yevsk 82 km · Kemerovo 84 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 Polysayevo (54.6034°, 86.2758°, elevation 267 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).