Strezhevoy weather in December

In December, Strezhevoy sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -22°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 5.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Strezhevoy's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strezhevoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-22°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
5 h 18 min
10:07 AM – 3:25 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Strezhevoy is human settlement in Strezhevoy Urban Okrug, Tomsk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1966

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 -13°C in the first days to -17°C by the end.

A typical December day in Strezhevoy reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -28°C and -4°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)
1-13-20
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How December really feels in Strezhevoy

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.

Strezhevoy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -24°207.39.86.20.0
Feb-13° / -21°175.97.88.50.0
Mar-4° / -13°288.79.911.30.0
Apr / -6°389.8614.20.1
May12° / 55113.116.92.8
Jun19° / 10°7112.10.118.65.6
Jul22° / 13°6310.8017.96.5
Aug18° / 10°8713.9015.55.2
Sep11° / 6412.1112.62.5
Oct / -3°52138.69.70.1
Nov-9° / -15°3810.511.870.0
Dec-15° / -22°289.611.95.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
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6694
7595
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31793

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Strezhevoy gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13037
23037
33037
43138
53138
63138
73239
83239
93340
103340
113340
123340
133240
143239
153139
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173038
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212937
222937
232937
242937
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262936
272936
282936
292936
302936
312836

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:43 AM to 10:12 AM, and sunset from 3:36 PM to 3:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.99:433:36
25.89:453:34
35.89:473:33
45.79:493:32
55.79:513:31
65.69:533:30
75.69:543:29
85.59:563:28
95.59:583:28
105.59:593:27
115.410:013:26
125.410:023:26
135.410:033:25
145.310:053:25
155.310:063:25
165.310:073:25
175.310:083:25
185.310:093:25
195.310:103:25
205.210:103:25
215.210:113:25
225.210:113:26
235.210:123:26
245.210:123:27
255.310:123:28
265.310:123:29
275.310:133:29
285.310:123:30
295.310:123:31
305.310:123:33
315.410:123:34

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 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Strezhevoy?

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 Strezhevoy.

What to pack for Strezhevoy in December

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

In December, Strezhevoy sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -22°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 Strezhevoy 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 Strezhevoy peaks around June 20 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Strezhevoy 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 Strezhevoy is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 9.4× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1319 µg/m³Dec 202 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb4Good
Mar6Good
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Strezhevoy?

Strezhevoy sits at 60.7°N, 77.6°E, 42 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Izluchinsk, 45 km away.

Topography around Strezhevoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strezhevoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m.

The land around Strezhevoy is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
86 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Izluchinsk 45 km · Nizhnevartovsk 60 km · Megion 87 km · Langepas 141 km · Raduzhny 152 km · Pokachi 162 km · Fedorovskiy 229 km · Surgut 232 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 Strezhevoy (60.7333°, 77.5889°, elevation 42 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).