Sorochinsk weather in December

In December, Sorochinsk sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sorochinsk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sorochinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
9:40 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sorochinsk is human settlement in Sorochinsky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Density
549/km²
people per km²
Founded
1736

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 Sorochinsk reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°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 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)
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How December really feels in Sorochinsk

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.

Sorochinsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -15°348.510.180.0
Feb-7° / -15°2778.19.50.0
Mar-1° / -9°348.17.111.50.0
Apr12° / 347.41.513.63.2
May21° / 408.20.115.56.8
Jun25° / 13°468.9016.57.0
Jul27° / 15°407.6016.17.0
Aug26° / 13°356.5014.57.4
Sep19° / 387.2012.46.3
Oct10° / 428.51.310.32.4
Nov / -6°367.96.18.50.0
Dec-7° / -12°368.89.37.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31684
41684
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101486
111486
121486
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141486
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301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sorochinsk gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12928
22928
32928
42828
52727
62727
72627
82627
92627
102527
112527
122527
132628
142628
152629
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202932
213033
223033
233134
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263034
273034
283034
293034
302934
312934

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
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8100
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19100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 9:23 AM to 9:46 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.89:235:11
27.89:255:10
37.79:265:10
47.79:275:09
57.79:295:09
67.69:305:08
77.69:315:08
87.69:325:08
97.69:335:08
107.59:345:07
117.59:355:07
127.59:365:07
137.59:375:07
147.59:385:07
157.59:395:07
167.59:405:07
177.49:415:07
187.49:415:08
197.49:425:08
207.49:435:08
217.49:435:09
227.49:445:09
237.49:445:10
247.49:445:10
257.49:455:11
267.49:455:11
277.49:455:12
287.59:455:13
297.59:465:14
307.59:465:15
317.59:465:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.63 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.63 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 Sorochinsk?

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 Sorochinsk.

What to pack for Sorochinsk in December

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

In December, Sorochinsk sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -12°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 Sorochinsk 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 Sorochinsk peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sorochinsk?

Sorochinsk sits at 52.4°N, 53.2°E, 94 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Buzuluk, 72 km away.

Topography around Sorochinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sorochinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m.

The land around Sorochinsk is covered by grassland (28%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
278 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Buzuluk 72 km · Neftegorsk 140 km · Aqsay 141 km · Abdulino 144 km · Buguruslan 144 km · Krasnaya Glinka 146 km · Orenburg 152 km · Pokhvistnevo 152 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 Sorochinsk (52.4288°, 53.1502°, elevation 94 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).