Svetogorsk weather in December

In December, Svetogorsk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 5.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 48 min at the start of December to 5 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Svetogorsk's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svetogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
4th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
5 h 12 min
10:26 AM – 3:35 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Svetogorsk is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
315/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 -0°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Svetogorsk reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-4
8-1-4
9-1-5
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-1-5
13-1-5
14-1-5
15-1-6
16-2-6
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20-2-7
21-2-7
22-3-7
23-3-7
24-3-7
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27-3-8
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29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How December really feels in Svetogorsk

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
21 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Svetogorsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°441112.16.10.0
Feb-4° / -10°389.19.58.50.0
Mar / -6°3798.411.30.0
Apr / -1°348.73.214.31.4
May15° / 479.20.3174.6
Jun19° / 10°6411.2018.75.9
Jul22° / 13°7211.50186.3
Aug20° / 12°7311.8015.56.0
Sep15° / 5610.4012.64.1
Oct / 5611.11.59.71.1
Nov / -2°5411.566.90.0
Dec-2° / -6°5312.110.65.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4892
5892
6991
7991
8991
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11991
121090
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311486

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Svetogorsk gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14129
24130
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54031
64032
74032
83932
93933
103833
113833
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143734
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183735
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213735
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283736
293736
303736
313737

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 (%)
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23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2114light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 48 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 36 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 10:02 AM to 10:31 AM, and sunset from 3:47 PM to 3:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.810:023:47
25.710:043:46
35.610:063:44
45.610:083:43
55.510:103:42
65.510:123:41
75.410:133:40
85.410:153:39
95.410:173:38
105.310:183:38
115.310:203:37
125.310:213:36
135.210:233:36
145.210:243:36
155.210:253:35
165.210:263:35
175.110:273:35
185.110:283:35
195.110:293:35
205.110:303:36
215.110:303:36
225.110:313:36
235.110:313:37
245.110:313:37
255.110:323:38
265.110:323:39
275.110:323:40
285.210:323:41
295.210:323:42
305.210:313:43
315.210:313:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.12 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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30.1Dim
40.1Dim
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60.1Dim
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230.1Dim
240.1Dim
250.1Dim
260.1Dim
270.1Dim
280.1Dim
290.1Dim
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310.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Svetogorsk?

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 Svetogorsk.

What to pack for Svetogorsk in December

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

In December, Svetogorsk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Svetogorsk in December

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 60 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Svetogorsk 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 Svetogorsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svetogorsk?

Svetogorsk sits at 61.1°N, 28.9°E, 42 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Imatra, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Svetogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svetogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m.

The land around Svetogorsk is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
244 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Imatra 9.0 km · Lappeenranta 37 km · Vyborg 45 km · Priozërsk 69 km · Savonlinna 84 km · Mikkeli 106 km · Hamina 109 km · Sortavala 119 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 Svetogorsk (61.1121°, 28.8632°, 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).