Sal’sk weather in December

In December, Sal’sk sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sal’sk's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sal’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:58 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sal’sk is human settlement in Salsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,390/km²
people per km²
Founded
1812

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

A typical December day in Sal’sk reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
92-2
102-3
112-3
122-3
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How December really feels in Sal’sk

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sal’sk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°419.558.80.0
Feb / -4°338.34.4100.0
Mar / 4410311.61.3
Apr16° / 408.70.113.35.0
May23° / 12°589.9014.86.8
Jun28° / 17°468.3015.56.4
Jul31° / 19°447.2015.25.3
Aug30° / 18°365.50146.0
Sep24° / 12°365.9012.47.6
Oct16° / 487.90.210.75.1
Nov / 387.61.99.21.0
Dec / -3°4394.28.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121486
131486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sal’sk gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1269
2269
3269
42610
52610
62610
72710
82711
92711
102711
112712
122812
132813
142914
152914
163015
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183016
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203116
213117
223217
233217
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253217
263216
273316
283316
293316
303316
313316

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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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 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 7:44 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:444:23
28.67:454:23
38.67:464:23
48.67:474:22
58.67:484:22
68.57:494:22
78.57:504:22
88.57:514:22
98.57:524:21
108.57:534:21
118.57:544:21
128.47:554:21
138.47:564:22
148.47:564:22
158.47:574:22
168.47:584:22
178.47:594:22
188.47:594:23
198.48:004:23
208.48:004:23
218.48:014:24
228.48:014:24
238.48:024:25
248.48:024:25
258.48:034:26
268.48:034:26
278.48:034:27
288.48:044:28
298.48:044:28
308.48:044:29
318.48:044:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sal’sk?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sal’sk.

What to pack for Sal’sk in December

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

In December, Sal’sk sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sal’sk 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 Sal’sk peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sal’sk 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 Sal’sk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sal’sk?

Sal’sk sits at 46.5°N, 41.5°E, 38 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Proletarsk, 29 km away.

Topography around Sal’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sal’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Sal’sk is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
169 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Proletarsk 29 km · Orlovskiy 59 km · Belaya Glina 67 km · Yegorlykskaya 68 km · Krasnogvardeyskoye 70 km · Novopokrovskaya 87 km · Zernograd 103 km · Zimovniki 103 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 Sal’sk (46.4749°, 41.5416°, 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).