Sarov weather in December

In December, Sarov sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Sarov's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
8:35 AM – 3:31 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sarov is town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
379/km²
people per km²
Founded
1691

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 -5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sarov reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-7
2-3-7
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-4-8
9-4-8
10-4-8
11-4-8
12-4-9
13-4-9
14-4-9
15-4-9
16-4-9
17-5-9
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How December really feels in Sarov

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.

Sarov 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-6° / -11°3911.312.67.60.0
Feb-5° / -11°358.6109.30.0
Mar / -6°348.87.911.40.0
Apr11° / 429.32.213.82.7
May19° / 459.50.215.86.0
Jun22° / 12°6611.70176.4
Jul24° / 14°7311.4016.56.7
Aug23° / 13°6511014.76.6
Sep16° / 589.7012.54.9
Oct / 5910.72.210.21.5
Nov / -4°459.66.88.10.0
Dec-4° / -9°4510.911.770.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

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 (%)
1991
2991
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22793
23793
24793
25694
26694
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sarov gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13130
23131
33131
43132
53232
63233
73233
83234
93335
103335
113436
123437
133538
143538
153539
163640
173640
183741
193741
203741
213842
223842
233842
243842
253841
263841
273741
283741
293740
303640
313640

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 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
1213light breeze
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1414light breeze
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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 8:17 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 3:36 PM to 3:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:173:36
27.38:183:36
37.38:203:35
47.28:213:34
57.28:223:34
67.28:243:33
77.18:253:33
87.18:263:32
97.18:273:32
107.18:293:32
117.08:303:32
127.08:313:31
137.08:323:31
147.08:333:31
157.08:343:31
166.98:353:31
176.98:353:31
186.98:363:32
196.98:373:32
206.98:373:32
216.98:383:33
226.98:383:33
236.98:393:34
246.98:393:34
256.98:403:35
266.98:403:35
276.98:403:36
286.98:403:37
297.08:403:38
307.08:403:39
317.08:403:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Sarov?

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 Sarov.

What to pack for Sarov in December

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

In December, Sarov sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sarov 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 Sarov peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sarov?

Sarov sits at 54.9°N, 43.3°E, 161 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Arzamas, 60 km away.

Topography around Sarov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m.

The land around Sarov is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
170 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Arzamas 60 km · Kulebaki 72 km · Vyksa 84 km · Murom 107 km · Kovylkino 109 km · Sasovo 111 km · Pavlovo 114 km · Melenki 116 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 Sarov (54.948°, 43.3152°, elevation 161 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).