Sibay weather in December

In December, Sibay sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sibay's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sibay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
9:19 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sibay is city in Russia.

Density
400/km²
people per km²
Founded
1849

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 -6°C in the first days to -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sibay reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -1°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 Sibay

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.

Sibay 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-10° / -17°195.56.77.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°205.26.49.50.0
Mar-1° / -10°286.56.511.50.0
Apr10° / -1°3872.713.62.5
May19° / 428.70.315.56.2
Jun24° / 12°409.1016.57.0
Jul25° / 14°539.1016.17.0
Aug23° / 12°438.4014.57.1
Sep17° / 326.70.112.45.6
Oct / -0°357.52.710.31.7
Nov-2° / -8°235.85.58.50.0
Dec-8° / -15°215.76.97.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52476
62476
72476
82476
92377
102377
112377
122377
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312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sibay gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11518
21518
31518
41417
51417
61417
71417
81417
91417
101417
111418
121518
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141620
151721
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192124
202125
212226
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232227
242327
252227
262226
272226
282125
292125
302024
312024

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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 9:03 AM to 9:25 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:034:47
27.79:044:47
37.79:054:46
47.69:074:46
57.69:084:45
67.69:094:45
77.69:114:44
87.59:124:44
97.59:134:44
107.59:144:44
117.59:154:44
127.59:164:43
137.49:174:43
147.49:184:43
157.49:194:43
167.49:194:44
177.49:204:44
187.49:214:44
197.49:224:44
207.49:224:45
217.49:234:45
227.49:234:45
237.49:244:46
247.49:244:46
257.49:244:47
267.49:254:48
277.49:254:48
287.49:254:49
297.49:254:50
307.49:254:51
317.49:254:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.7 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 Sibay?

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 Sibay.

What to pack for Sibay in December

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

In December, Sibay sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sibay 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 Sibay peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 19UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sibay?

Sibay sits at 52.7°N, 58.7°E, 376 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Baymak, 28 km away.

Topography around Sibay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m around an average of 366 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Sibay is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
558 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Baymak 28 km · Magnitogorsk 79 km · Kartaly 138 km · Gay 139 km · Beloretsk 139 km · Mezgor'e 158 km · Mednogorsk 163 km · Kuvandyk 164 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 Sibay (52.7179°, 58.6667°, elevation 376 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).