Samara weather in December

In December, Samara sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Samara's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:56 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Samara is city in Samara Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,150/km²
people per km²
Founded
1586

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 -4°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Samara reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-8
2-4-9
3-4-9
4-4-9
5-4-9
6-4-9
7-5-9
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How December really feels in Samara

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.

Samara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -13°368.910.47.90.0
Feb-7° / -13°297.58.19.40.0
Mar / -7°337.66.711.50.0
Apr12° / 387.51.613.63.2
May20° / 378.20.115.66.6
Jun24° / 14°499.3016.67.0
Jul26° / 16°458.3016.27.0
Aug25° / 14°417.3014.67.3
Sep18° / 478.1012.45.9
Oct10° / 428.11.310.32.2
Nov / -5°367.758.40.0
Dec-6° / -11°379.19.87.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21288
31288
41189
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71189
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311090

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Samara gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 31% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12726
22726
32727
42727
52727
62728
72728
82729
92729
102729
112830
122830
132831
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273034
283034
293034
302934
312933

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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:39 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:394:19
27.68:414:18
37.68:424:18
47.68:444:17
57.58:454:17
67.58:464:16
77.58:474:16
87.48:494:16
97.48:504:15
107.48:514:15
117.48:524:15
127.48:534:15
137.38:544:15
147.38:554:15
157.38:564:15
167.38:564:15
177.38:574:15
187.38:584:15
197.38:584:16
207.38:594:16
217.39:004:16
227.39:004:17
237.39:014:17
247.39:014:18
257.39:014:18
267.39:024:19
277.39:024:20
287.39:024:20
297.39:024:21
307.39:024:22
317.39:024:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Samara?

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 Samara.

What to pack for Samara in December

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

In December, Samara sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°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 Samara 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 Samara peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Samara 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 Samara is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2116 µg/m³May 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Samara?

Samara sits at 53.2°N, 50.1°E, 107 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novokuybyshevsk, 18 km away.

Topography around Samara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Samara is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), water (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), grassland (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Novokuybyshevsk 18 km · Kinel’ 33 km · Chapayevsk 38 km · Zhigulëvsk 47 km · Bezenchuk 53 km · Tolyatti 63 km · Neftegorsk 82 km · Otradnyy 83 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 Samara (53.2077°, 50.1355°, elevation 107 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).