Shumikha weather in December

In December, Shumikha sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -11°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 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 6 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Shumikha's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shumikha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
9:17 AM – 4:10 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shumikha is human settlement in Shumikhinsky District, Kurgan Oblast, Russia.

Density
661/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 -7°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Shumikha reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-7-13
2-7-13
3-7-13
4-7-14
5-7-14
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8-8-14
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27-11-17
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29-11-18
30-11-18
31-11-18

How December really feels in Shumikha

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.

Shumikha weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -18°175.26.77.50.0
Feb-9° / -17°154.55.79.20.0
Mar-2° / -10°235.85.511.40.0
Apr10° / 276.2213.82.4
May19° / 498.30.315.96.2
Jun23° / 12°509.40176.8
Jul24° / 14°7011.4016.66.8
Aug22° / 12°5910.4014.86.5
Sep16° / 418.60.112.55.0
Oct / 368.63.110.11.4
Nov-3° / -9°277.26.38.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°216.37.170.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22476
32377
42377
52278
62278
72278
82278
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172377
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232575
242575
252575
262575
272575
282575
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shumikha gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12123
22123
32022
42022
51921
61921
71820
81820
91820
101820
111820
121820
131820
141820
151821
161921
171922
182023
192123
202124
212225
222225
232326
242326
252326
262326
272326
282326
292326
302226
312225

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 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 6 h 54 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 8:58 AM to 9:22 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:584:15
27.29:004:14
37.29:014:13
47.29:034:13
57.19:044:12
67.19:064:12
77.19:074:11
87.09:084:11
97.09:094:10
107.09:114:10
117.09:124:10
126.99:134:10
136.99:144:10
146.99:154:09
156.99:164:09
166.99:174:10
176.99:174:10
186.99:184:10
196.99:194:10
206.99:194:10
216.89:204:11
226.89:204:11
236.89:214:12
246.99:214:12
256.99:224:13
266.99:224:14
276.99:224:14
286.99:224:15
296.99:224:16
306.99:224:17
316.99:224:18

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 5.94 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
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Shumikha?

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 Shumikha.

What to pack for Shumikha in December

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

In December, Shumikha sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Shumikha 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 Shumikha peaks around June 19 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shumikha?

Shumikha sits at 55.2°N, 63.3°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurtamysh, 81 km away.

Topography around Shumikha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shumikha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Shumikha is covered by grassland (48%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (28%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kurtamysh 81 km · Shadrinsk 98 km · Kopeysk 107 km · Chelyabinsk 118 km · Kataysk 126 km · Korkino 126 km · Kurgan 132 km · Yemanzhelinsk 136 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 Shumikha (55.2287°, 63.2855°, elevation 184 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).