Sol’-Iletsk weather in December

In December, Sol’-Iletsk sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sol’-Iletsk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sol’-Iletsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
9:26 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sol’-Iletsk is human settlement in Sol-Iletsky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Density
148/km²
people per km²
Founded
1754

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 -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sol’-Iletsk reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Sol’-Iletsk

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.

Sol’-Iletsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°348.810.38.20.0
Feb-8° / -15°286.67.59.60.0
Mar-1° / -8°338.16.711.50.0
Apr13° / 3471.213.53.6
May21° / 387.1015.37.1
Jun26° / 14°367.4016.27.1
Jul28° / 16°377.1015.96.5
Aug27° / 15°285.4014.47.2
Sep20° / 296012.46.9
Oct11° / 387.51.110.42.9
Nov / -6°327.25.58.70.0
Dec-7° / -13°368.38.97.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sol’-Iletsk gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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 16 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 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 9:10 AM to 9:32 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.09:105:10
28.09:115:09
37.99:125:09
47.99:145:08
57.99:155:08
67.99:165:08
77.89:175:07
87.89:185:07
97.89:195:07
107.89:205:07
117.89:215:07
127.79:225:06
137.79:235:06
147.79:245:06
157.79:255:07
167.79:265:07
177.79:265:07
187.79:275:07
197.79:285:07
207.79:285:08
217.79:295:08
227.79:295:09
237.79:305:09
247.79:305:10
257.79:315:10
267.79:315:11
277.79:315:12
287.79:315:12
297.79:315:13
307.79:325:14
317.79:325:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sol’-Iletsk?

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 Sol’-Iletsk.

What to pack for Sol’-Iletsk in December

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

In December, Sol’-Iletsk sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sol’-Iletsk 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 Sol’-Iletsk peaks around June 18 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Sol’-Iletsk?

Sol’-Iletsk sits at 51.2°N, 55.0°E, 130 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Orenburg, 68 km away.

Topography around Sol’-Iletsk

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sol’-Iletsk.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sol’-Iletsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Sol’-Iletsk is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Orenburg 68 km · Saraktash 118 km · Aqsay 139 km · Kuvandyk 168 km · Mednogorsk 183 km · Aktobe 184 km · Kumertau 186 km · Sorochinsk 189 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 Sol’-Iletsk (51.1624°, 54.9916°, elevation 130 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).