Sosnogorsk weather in December

In December, Sosnogorsk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 4.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 4 h 48 min at the start of December to 4 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sosnogorsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sosnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
4 hours
9:22 AM – 1:20 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sosnogorsk is human settlement in Sosnogorsk Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
1,178/km²
people per km²
Founded
1939

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 -9°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sosnogorsk reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Sosnogorsk

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.

Sosnogorsk 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-13° / -19°278.711.95.20.0
Feb-11° / -18°237.81080.0
Mar-3° / -11°309.110.711.20.0
Apr / -5°388.66.114.50.2
May12° / 5311.32.217.72.8
Jun18° / 7612.30.219.95.1
Jul21° / 11°6711.2018.96.2
Aug17° / 7312.60164.8
Sep11° / 6413.50.812.72.3
Oct / -2°59137.19.40.1
Nov-5° / -10°379.711.16.20.0
Dec-10° / -16°309.712.44.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Sosnogorsk gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 12 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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 4 h 48 min at the start of December to 4 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 9:26 AM, and sunset from 1:38 PM to 1:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.88:511:38
24.78:531:36
34.68:561:34
44.68:591:32
54.59:011:31
64.49:031:29
74.49:061:28
84.39:081:26
94.39:101:25
104.29:121:24
114.29:141:23
124.19:161:22
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144.09:191:21
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203.99:261:19
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223.99:271:20
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243.99:271:21
253.99:281:22
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284.09:271:25
294.09:271:27
304.09:261:28
314.19:261:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.06 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sosnogorsk?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sosnogorsk.

What to pack for Sosnogorsk in December

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

In December, Sosnogorsk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sosnogorsk in December

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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 Sosnogorsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
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Jun5Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Sosnogorsk?

Sosnogorsk sits at 63.6°N, 53.9°E, 86 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ukhta, 10 km away.

Topography around Sosnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sosnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m.

The land around Sosnogorsk is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
231 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ukhta 10 km · Yemva 189 km · Pechora 235 km · Ezhva 256 km · Syktyvkar 266 km · Usinsk 319 km · Krasnovishersk 392 km · Inta 401 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 Sosnogorsk (63.5967°, 53.8918°, elevation 86 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).