Shimanovsk weather in December

In December, Shimanovsk sees average daytime highs of -19°C and overnight lows near -28°C, with 5 mm of precipitation across 1.8 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -16°C in the first days to -20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Shimanovsk's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shimanovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-28°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
5 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:39 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shimanovsk is human settlement in Shimanovsk Urban Okrug, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
429/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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 -16°C in the first days to -20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Shimanovsk reaches about -19°C in the afternoon and slips back to -28°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-15-25
2-16-25
3-16-25
4-16-26
5-17-26
6-17-26
7-17-26
8-18-27
9-18-27
10-18-27
11-18-27
12-18-28
13-19-28
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17-19-29
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30-19-29
31-19-29

How December really feels in Shimanovsk

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.

Shimanovsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-18° / -29°312.18.10.0
Feb-12° / -25°31.21.99.60.0
Mar-3° / -16°92.52.811.50.0
Apr / -4°255.22.713.61.7
May18° / 6210.10.515.45.5
Jun24° / 11°7811.4016.46.4
Jul26° / 15°13614.20166.0
Aug23° / 12°10912.7014.46.3
Sep17° / 699.4012.45.3
Oct / -5°346.63.810.41.1
Nov-9° / -18°133.24.18.60.0
Dec-19° / -28°51.82.67.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95743
105743
115743
125842
135842
145842
155842
165941
176040
186040
196139
206139
216238
226238
236238
246337
256337
266337
276337
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shimanovsk gets around 5 mm of rain and snow over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11013
2913
3913
4913
5812
6812
7712
8711
9711
10610
11610
1259
1359
1458
1558
1657
1757
1857
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2456
2556
2656
2756
2856
2956
3056
3156

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
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11100
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13100
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15100
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17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
3110calm

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 8:23 AM to 8:45 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:234:15
27.88:244:14
37.88:264:14
47.88:274:13
57.78:284:13
67.78:304:13
77.78:314:12
87.78:324:12
97.68:334:12
107.68:344:12
117.68:354:11
127.68:364:11
137.68:374:11
147.68:384:11
157.58:394:11
167.58:394:12
177.58:404:12
187.58:414:12
197.58:414:12
207.58:424:13
217.58:434:13
227.58:434:13
237.58:444:14
247.58:444:14
257.58:444:15
267.58:454:16
277.58:454:16
287.58:454:17
297.58:454:18
307.68:454:19
317.68:454:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Shimanovsk

In seasonPeak

None of Shimanovsk's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Shimanovsk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Shimanovsk?

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 Shimanovsk.

What to pack for Shimanovsk in December

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

In December, Shimanovsk sees daytime highs around -19°C and nights near -28°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Shimanovsk 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 Shimanovsk peaks around August 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateHighModerateLowAug 15UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Shimanovsk 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 Shimanovsk is worst in April — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 33.8× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 2176 µg/m³Dec 223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar28Moderate
Apr78Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun12Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct23Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shimanovsk?

Shimanovsk sits at 52.0°N, 127.7°E, 269 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svobodnyy, 77 km away.

Topography around Shimanovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shimanovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Shimanovsk is covered by trees (42%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
270 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Svobodnyy 77 km · Belogorsk 134 km · Chigiri 186 km · Blagoveshchensk 192 km · Zeya 195 km · Raychikhinsk 274 km · Tynda 400 km · Birobidzhan 515 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 Shimanovsk (52.0032°, 127.6762°, elevation 269 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).