Surgut weather in December

In December, Surgut sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 8.3 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 -13°C in the first days to -17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Surgut's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surgut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
5 h 06 min
9:30 AM – 2:35 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Surgut is city in Russia.

Density
849/km²
people per km²
Founded
1594

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 Surgut reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -27°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)
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How December really feels in Surgut

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.

Surgut 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-17° / -23°206.78.860.0
Feb-14° / -21°185.97.98.40.0
Mar-5° / -14°277.89.211.30.0
Apr / -6°368.96.414.30.0
May11° / 51112.517.12.4
Jun19° / 10°7312.90.118.85.4
Jul22° / 13°6911.1018.16.3
Aug18° / 10°9814.80.115.64.9
Sep11° / 6211.7112.62.4
Oct / -3°4812.58.39.60.1
Nov-9° / -15°359.911.56.90.0
Dec-15° / -21°268.311.45.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2892
3892
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6991
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Surgut gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12635
22635
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52636
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82837
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112837
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212636
222636
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282635
292635
302635
312534

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
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1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 42 min at the start of December to 5 h 12 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 9:05 AM to 9:35 AM, and sunset from 2:47 PM to 2:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.79:052:47
25.69:072:46
35.69:092:45
45.59:112:43
55.59:132:42
65.49:152:41
75.49:172:40
85.39:192:39
95.39:202:38
105.39:222:38
115.29:232:37
125.29:252:37
135.29:262:36
145.19:272:36
155.19:292:35
165.19:302:35
175.19:312:35
185.19:322:35
195.09:322:35
205.09:332:36
215.09:342:36
225.09:342:36
235.09:352:37
245.09:352:37
255.09:352:38
265.19:352:39
275.19:352:40
285.19:352:41
295.19:352:42
305.19:352:43
315.29:352:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Surgut

In seasonPeak

None of Surgut's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Surgut's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Surgut?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Surgut.

What to pack for Surgut in December

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

In December, Surgut sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Surgut 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 Surgut 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Surgut?

Surgut sits at 61.3°N, 73.4°E, 43 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belyy Yar, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Surgut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surgut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Surgut is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and wetland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
82 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Belyy Yar 9.0 km · Fedorovskiy 42 km · Nefteyugansk 47 km · Pyt-Yakh 64 km · Lyantor 78 km · Poykovskiy 87 km · Langepas 96 km · Pokachi 116 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 Surgut (61.2576°, 73.4177°, elevation 43 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).