Safonovo weather in December

In December, Safonovo sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -3°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 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Safonovo's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Safonovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
9:16 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Safonovo is town and administrative center of Safonovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in central Russia.

Density
1,555/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Safonovo reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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

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.

Safonovo 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-4° / -9°4010.311.17.50.0
Feb-3° / -9°369.19.49.30.0
Mar / -4°389.26.911.40.0
Apr11° / 419.31.513.82.6
May18° / 7411.80.215.85.4
Jun21° / 11°7812.30175.9
Jul23° / 14°8713.4016.56.3
Aug22° / 12°7411014.76.4
Sep16° / 599.80.112.54.8
Oct / 63111.610.21.6
Nov / -2°469.54.88.10.0
Dec-2° / -7°4010.29.970.0

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 (%)
11090
21090
3892
4991
5991
6991
7793
8793
9793
10694
11793
12793
13793
14694
15694
16793
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18793
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20793
21793
22793
23793
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25694
26694
27595
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Safonovo gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13126
23127
33127
43127
53027
63028
73028
83028
93028
103029
113029
123029
133130
143130
153131
163231
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183332
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203433
213534
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233535
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283636
293536
303536
313536

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
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 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
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:58 AM to 9:22 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:584:16
27.38:594:15
37.29:014:14
47.29:024:14
57.29:044:13
67.19:054:13
77.19:064:12
87.19:084:12
97.09:094:11
107.09:104:11
117.09:114:11
127.09:124:11
137.09:134:10
146.99:144:10
156.99:154:10
166.99:164:11
176.99:174:11
186.99:174:11
196.99:184:11
206.99:194:11
216.99:194:12
226.99:204:12
236.99:204:13
246.99:214:13
256.99:214:14
266.99:214:15
276.99:214:15
286.99:224:16
296.99:224:17
306.99:224:18
317.09:224:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.36 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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30.4Dim
40.4Dim
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310.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Safonovo?

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 Safonovo.

What to pack for Safonovo in December

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

In December, Safonovo sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°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 Safonovo 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 Safonovo peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Safonovo 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 Safonovo is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Jan 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Safonovo?

Safonovo sits at 55.1°N, 33.2°E, 222 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yartsevo, 35 km away.

Topography around Safonovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Safonovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Safonovo is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
171 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Yartsevo 35 km · Vyaz’ma 68 km · Smolensk 84 km · Desnogorsk 107 km · Gagarin 122 km · Nelidovo 128 km · Roslavl’ 131 km · Kirov 135 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 Safonovo (55.1109°, 33.2373°, elevation 222 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).