Shchigry weather in December

In December, Shchigry sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 7.6 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 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Shchigry's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shchigry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:42 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shchigry is human settlement in Shchigrovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 Shchigry reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°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 5°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
4-1-6
5-1-6
6-1-6
7-2-6
8-2-6
9-2-6
10-2-6
11-2-6
12-2-7
13-2-7
14-2-7
15-2-7
16-2-7
17-3-7
18-3-7
19-3-7
20-3-7
21-3-7
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-3-8
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26-3-8
27-3-8
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29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How December really feels in Shchigry

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.

Shchigry 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°419.49.78.10.0
Feb-3° / -9°368.589.60.0
Mar / -4°389.16.511.50.1
Apr13° / 449.31.213.63.4
May19° / 5810.7015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6510.9016.46.7
Jul25° / 15°7011.70166.6
Aug24° / 13°497.8014.47.3
Sep18° / 558.60.112.45.8
Oct10° / 549.51.210.42.4
Nov / -2°3884.48.60.0
Dec-2° / -7°409.48.37.60.0

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 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
31288
41288
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23892
24793
25793
26793
27793
28793
29892
30892
31793

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shchigry gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13024
23025
33126
43127
53127
63228
73228
83228
93228
103128
113127
123027
133027
143027
152926
162926
172926
182826
192826
202825
212825
222825
232925
242925
252926
262926
272926
282927
292927
302927
312927

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 8:26 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:264:19
27.98:274:18
37.88:284:18
47.88:294:17
57.88:314:17
67.78:324:16
77.78:334:16
87.78:344:16
97.78:354:15
107.68:364:15
117.68:374:15
127.68:384:15
137.68:394:15
147.68:404:15
157.68:414:15
167.68:424:15
177.58:434:15
187.58:434:16
197.58:444:16
207.58:444:16
217.58:454:17
227.58:454:17
237.58:464:18
247.58:464:18
257.58:474:19
267.58:474:19
277.58:474:20
287.68:474:21
297.68:484:22
307.68:484:23
317.68:484:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.5Dim
110.5Dim
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140.5Dim
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230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.6Dim
260.6Dim
270.6Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Shchigry?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shchigry.

What to pack for Shchigry in December

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

In December, Shchigry sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°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 Shchigry 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 Shchigry peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shchigry?

Shchigry sits at 51.9°N, 36.9°E, 221 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kursk, 52 km away.

Topography around Shchigry

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shchigry has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m.

The land around Shchigry is covered by trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
162 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Kursk 52 km · Livny 77 km · Gubkin 79 km · Kurchatov 87 km · Staryy Oskol 91 km · L’govskiy 115 km · Zheleznogorsk 118 km · Chernyanka 122 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 Shchigry (51.876°, 36.9053°, elevation 221 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).