Severoural’sk weather in December

In December, Severoural’sk sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 5.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 06 min at the start of December to 5 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Severoural’sk's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Severoural’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
5 h 30 min
10:11 AM – 3:42 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Severoural’sk is human settlement in Severouralsky Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
1758

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 -10°C in the first days to -14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Severoural’sk reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -2°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)
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How December really feels in Severoural’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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Severoural’sk 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-14° / -20°1757.16.40.0
Feb-10° / -19°134.368.60.0
Mar-2° / -11°256.27.611.30.0
Apr / -3°388.14.714.20.7
May14° / 5910.51.616.83.8
Jun19° / 8712.20.218.45.6
Jul22° / 12°8112.1017.76.2
Aug18° / 8612.9015.45.1
Sep12° / 7011.31.212.62.8
Oct / -2°429.55.39.70.3
Nov-6° / -12°287.38.37.10.0
Dec-12° / -18°185.37.25.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52377
62377
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82278
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102377
112377
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282476
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312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Severoural’sk gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11924
21924
31824
41824
51824
61823
71723
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211724
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261824
271824
281824
291824
301824
311824

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
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2610calm
279calm
289calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 06 min at the start of December to 5 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:48 AM to 10:16 AM, and sunset from 3:52 PM to 3:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.19:483:52
26.09:503:51
36.09:523:49
45.99:543:48
55.99:563:47
65.89:573:46
75.89:593:46
85.710:013:45
95.710:023:44
105.710:043:44
115.610:053:43
125.610:073:43
135.610:083:42
145.510:093:42
155.510:103:42
165.510:113:42
175.510:123:42
185.510:133:42
195.510:143:42
205.510:143:42
215.510:153:42
225.510:153:43
235.510:163:43
245.510:163:44
255.510:163:45
265.510:173:45
275.510:173:46
285.510:173:47
295.510:173:48
305.510:163:49
315.610:163:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.21 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 Severoural’sk?

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
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Severoural’sk in December

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

In December, Severoural’sk sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Severoural’sk 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 Severoural’sk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Severoural’sk?

Severoural’sk sits at 60.2°N, 60.0°E, 173 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Karpinsk, 43 km away.

Topography around Severoural’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Severoural’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,621 m.

The land around Severoural’sk is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
512 m
80 km
1,621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Karpinsk 43 km · Krasnoturinsk 45 km · Ivdel’ 65 km · Serov 71 km · Krasnovishersk 161 km · Kachkanar 164 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 170 km · Aleksandrovsk 174 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 Severoural’sk (60.1533°, 59.952°, elevation 173 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).