Staroshcherbinovskaya weather in December

In December, Staroshcherbinovskaya sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°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 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Staroshcherbinovskaya's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Staroshcherbinovskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:10 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Staroshcherbinovskaya is human settlement in Shcherbinovsky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Founded
1792

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 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Staroshcherbinovskaya reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
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113-2
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How December really feels in Staroshcherbinovskaya

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Staroshcherbinovskaya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°479.54.78.80.0
Feb / -3°398.34.1100.0
Mar / 469.92.711.61.2
Apr15° / 418.20.113.34.8
May22° / 13°538.7014.86.9
Jun26° / 18°528.9015.67.0
Jul29° / 20°356.5015.36.3
Aug29° / 19°3450146.7
Sep23° / 14°406.2012.47.6
Oct15° / 397.2010.65.1
Nov / 427.419.21.2
Dec / -2°4793.58.40.0

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 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
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32179
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Staroshcherbinovskaya gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1277
2277
3278
4278
5278
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112811
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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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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:564:34
28.67:574:34
38.67:584:34
48.67:594:33
58.58:004:33
68.58:014:33
78.58:024:33
88.58:034:32
98.58:044:32
108.58:054:32
118.48:064:32
128.48:074:32
138.48:084:32
148.48:094:33
158.48:094:33
168.48:104:33
178.48:114:33
188.48:114:33
198.48:124:34
208.48:134:34
218.48:134:35
228.48:144:35
238.48:144:36
248.48:144:36
258.48:154:37
268.48:154:37
278.48:154:38
288.48:164:39
298.48:164:39
308.48:164:40
318.48:164:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
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31.0Dim
41.0Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Staroshcherbinovskaya?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Staroshcherbinovskaya.

What to pack for Staroshcherbinovskaya in December

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

In December, Staroshcherbinovskaya sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Staroshcherbinovskaya in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in July at about 25°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Sep 12 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May17Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep19Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Staroshcherbinovskaya 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 Staroshcherbinovskaya peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Staroshcherbinovskaya 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 Staroshcherbinovskaya is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1714 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Staroshcherbinovskaya?

Staroshcherbinovskaya sits at 46.6°N, 38.7°E, 19 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yeysk, 30 km away.

Topography around Staroshcherbinovskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Staroshcherbinovskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m.

The land around Staroshcherbinovskaya is covered by wetland (28%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
110 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Yeysk 30 km · Starominskaya 32 km · Kanevskaya 64 km · Leningradskaya 65 km · Taganrog 70 km · Kushchyovskaya 74 km · Primorsko-Akhtarsk 75 km · Azov 78 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 Staroshcherbinovskaya (46.6303°, 38.6638°, elevation 19 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).