Poykovskiy weather in December

In December, Poykovskiy sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 5.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -16°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 Poykovskiy's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poykovskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
5 h 12 min
9:33 AM – 2:44 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Poykovskiy is human settlement in Nefteyugansky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Density
327/km²
people per km²
Founded
1964

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 -12°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Poykovskiy reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -27°C and -4°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 Poykovskiy

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.

Poykovskiy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -23°186.28.56.10.0
Feb-13° / -21°165.77.58.50.0
Mar-4° / -13°257.38.811.30.0
Apr / -5°358.95.514.20.1
May12° / 5210.92172.9
Jun19° / 10°7513.20.118.75.4
Jul22° / 13°7211.20186.3
Aug18° / 10°9914.10.115.55.0
Sep11° / 6211.6112.62.6
Oct / -3°4511.87.39.70.1
Nov-8° / -14°339.310.66.90.0
Dec-14° / -21°247.910.15.30.0

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 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Poykovskiy gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 10 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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 9:08 AM to 9:38 AM, and sunset from 2:56 PM to 2:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.89:082:56
25.79:112:55
35.79:132:53
45.69:152:52
55.69:162:51
65.59:182:50
75.59:202:49
85.49:222:48
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115.39:272:46
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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 0.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Poykovskiy

In seasonPeak

None of Poykovskiy's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Poykovskiy's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Poykovskiy?

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 Poykovskiy.

What to pack for Poykovskiy in December

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

In December, Poykovskiy sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Poykovskiy 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 Poykovskiy peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Poykovskiy 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 Poykovskiy is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 14.2× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1324 µg/m³Dec 232 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr15Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Poykovskiy?

Poykovskiy sits at 61.0°N, 71.9°E, 38 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nefteyugansk, 40 km away.

Topography around Poykovskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poykovskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Poykovskiy is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (28%) and wetland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and wetland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
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80 km
93 m
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December weather nearby: Nefteyugansk 40 km · Pyt-Yakh 59 km · Lyantor 70 km · Belyy Yar 78 km · Surgut 87 km · Fedorovskiy 118 km · Khanty-Mansiysk 154 km · Nizhnesortymskiy 160 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 Poykovskiy (61.0014°, 71.8919°, elevation 38 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).