Raychikhinsk weather in December

In December, Raychikhinsk sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -27°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 2.6 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Raychikhinsk's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raychikhinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-27°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
8 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:21 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Raychikhinsk is human settlement in Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
61/km²
people per km²
Founded
1932

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 -14°C in the first days to -18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Raychikhinsk reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 11°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-13-24
2-14-24
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4-14-25
5-15-25
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8-16-26
9-16-26
10-16-27
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12-17-27
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How December really feels in Raychikhinsk

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.

Raychikhinsk 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-18° / -29°41.21.98.40.0
Feb-11° / -25°61.72.29.80.0
Mar-1° / -14°143.13.511.50.0
Apr10° / -2°336.32.113.52.4
May19° / 6710.10.215.15.8
Jun24° / 13°9612.10166.3
Jul26° / 17°13414.2015.75.9
Aug24° / 15°12713.9014.26.1
Sep18° / 7710.3012.45.8
Oct / -2°407.12.210.51.8
Nov-6° / -16°163.94.18.80.0
Dec-17° / -27°82.63.580.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Raychikhinsk gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11216
21216
31216
41115
51115
61114
71014
81013
9912
10911
11811
12810
13810
1479
1579
1679
1779
1879
1979
2079
2179
2279
2379
2479
2579
2679
2779
2879
2979
3078
3168

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 (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 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 8:06 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 4:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:064:18
28.28:074:18
38.28:084:17
48.18:104:17
58.18:114:17
68.18:124:16
78.18:134:16
88.08:144:16
98.08:154:16
108.08:164:16
118.08:174:16
128.08:184:16
137.98:194:16
147.98:204:16
157.98:204:16
167.98:214:16
177.98:224:16
187.98:234:16
197.98:234:17
207.98:244:17
217.98:244:17
227.98:254:18
237.98:254:18
247.98:264:19
257.98:264:20
267.98:264:20
277.98:274:21
287.98:274:22
297.98:274:22
307.98:274:23
317.98:274:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Raychikhinsk

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Raychikhinsk?

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 Raychikhinsk.

What to pack for Raychikhinsk in December

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

In December, Raychikhinsk sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -27°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Raychikhinsk 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 Raychikhinsk peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Raychikhinsk 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 Raychikhinsk is worst in April — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 2245 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar26Moderate
Apr46Poor
May44Poor
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct27Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Raychikhinsk?

Raychikhinsk sits at 49.8°N, 129.4°E, 189 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belogorsk, 139 km away.

Topography around Raychikhinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raychikhinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Raychikhinsk is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Belogorsk 139 km · Blagoveshchensk 144 km · Chigiri 148 km · Svobodnyy 197 km · Shimanovsk 274 km · Birobidzhan 278 km · Hainan 336 km · Khabarovsk 440 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 Raychikhinsk (49.7957°, 129.4035°, elevation 189 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).