Sovetskiy weather in December

In December, Sovetskiy sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 5.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -15°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 5 h 42 min at the start of December to 5 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sovetskiy's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sovetskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
19 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
5 h 06 min
10:10 AM – 3:13 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sovetskiy is human settlement in Sovetsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Density
62/km²
people per km²
Founded
1963

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 -11°C in the first days to -15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sovetskiy reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -25°C and -3°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)
1-11-18
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8-11-18
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27-14-21
28-15-22
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How December really feels in Sovetskiy

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.

Sovetskiy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -22°175.87.460.0
Feb-11° / -19°154.86.38.40.0
Mar-2° / -11°246.77.411.30.0
Apr / -4°378.44.714.30.6
May14° / 6111.11.817.13.7
Jun20° / 10°7411.80.318.85.7
Jul23° / 12°6911.3018.16.5
Aug19° / 10°7211.6015.65.4
Sep12° / 5410.80.912.62.9
Oct / -2°4210.15.49.60.2
Nov-7° / -13°277.47.86.80.0
Dec-13° / -20°196.58.45.20.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111882
121882
131882
141981
151981
161981
172080
181981
191981
201981
212179
222179
232179
242080
252080
262080
271981
281981
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sovetskiy gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12125
22125
32125
42125
52125
62126
72126
82126
92126
102126
112126
122026
132026
142026
152026
162026
172026
182026
192027
202027
212127
222128
232128
242128
252128
262128
272128
282127
292127
302127
312126

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
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11100
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17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 42 min at the start of December to 5 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:45 AM to 10:15 AM, and sunset from 3:25 PM to 3:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.79:453:25
25.69:473:24
35.69:503:23
45.59:523:22
55.49:543:20
65.49:553:19
75.49:573:18
85.39:593:17
95.310:013:17
105.210:023:16
115.210:043:15
125.210:053:15
135.110:073:14
145.110:083:14
155.110:093:14
165.110:103:13
175.010:113:13
185.010:123:13
195.010:133:13
205.010:143:14
215.010:143:14
225.010:153:14
235.010:153:15
245.010:163:16
255.010:163:16
265.010:163:17
275.010:163:18
285.110:163:19
295.110:163:20
305.110:153:21
315.110:153:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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250.1Dim
260.2Dim
270.2Dim
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290.2Dim
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310.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sovetskiy?

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 Sovetskiy.

What to pack for Sovetskiy in December

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

In December, Sovetskiy sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sovetskiy 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 Sovetskiy peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Sovetskiy in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sovetskiy is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 12.5× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1021 µg/m³Dec 202 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar5Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct3Good
Nov2Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sovetskiy?

Sovetskiy sits at 61.4°N, 63.6°E, 111 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yugorsk, 15 km away.

Topography around Sovetskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sovetskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m.

The land around Sovetskiy is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
215 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Yugorsk 15 km · Nyagan 129 km · Uray 152 km · Ivdel’ 186 km · Severoural’sk 239 km · Serov 256 km · Krasnoturinsk 256 km · Karpinsk 264 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 Sovetskiy (61.3614°, 63.5842°, elevation 111 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).