Svobodnyy weather in December

In December, Svobodnyy sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -28°C, with 6 mm of precipitation across 2 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -15°C in the first days to -19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Svobodnyy's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svobodnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-28°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
6 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:34 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Svobodnyy is human settlement in Svobodny Urban Okrug, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
271/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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 -15°C in the first days to -19°C by the end.

A typical December day in Svobodnyy reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -28°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-15-24
2-15-25
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How December really feels in Svobodnyy

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.

Svobodnyy 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-18° / -29°31.12.18.20.0
Feb-12° / -25°41.11.99.60.0
Mar-2° / -15°92.32.811.50.0
Apr / -3°244.72.313.52.1
May18° / 599.60.215.35.8
Jun24° / 13°7410.9016.36.5
Jul26° / 16°12913.7015.96.0
Aug24° / 14°10812.1014.46.4
Sep18° / 699.60.112.45.6
Oct / -4°336.53.210.41.4
Nov-8° / -17°133.248.60.0
Dec-18° / -28°623.17.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45644
55644
65545
75545
85644
95743
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115743
125842
135842
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256238
266337
276337
286337
296337
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Svobodnyy gets around 6 mm of rain and snow over 2 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11014
21014
3914
4914
5914
6913
7813
8813
9712
10712
11711
12611
13611
14610
15610
1659
1759
1859
1958
2058
2158
2258
2357
2457
2557
2657
2757
2857
2957
3057
3157

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 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:18 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:184:16
27.98:204:16
37.98:214:15
47.98:224:15
57.88:234:14
67.88:244:14
77.88:264:14
87.88:274:13
97.88:284:13
107.78:294:13
117.78:304:13
127.78:314:13
137.78:324:13
147.78:334:13
157.78:334:13
167.68:344:13
177.68:354:13
187.68:364:13
197.68:364:14
207.68:374:14
217.68:374:15
227.68:384:15
237.68:384:15
247.68:394:16
257.68:394:17
267.68:394:17
277.68:404:18
287.68:404:19
297.78:404:19
307.78:404:20
317.78:404:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
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191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
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311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Svobodnyy

In seasonPeak

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

Svobodnyy's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Svobodnyy?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Svobodnyy.

What to pack for Svobodnyy in December

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

In December, Svobodnyy sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -28°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Svobodnyy 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 Svobodnyy peaks around August 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowAug 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul3Moderate
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Svobodnyy 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 Svobodnyy is worst in April — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 19.4× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1971 µg/m³Dec 234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar34Moderate
Apr74Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun12Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct32Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Svobodnyy?

Svobodnyy sits at 51.4°N, 128.1°E, 177 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belogorsk, 58 km away.

Topography around Svobodnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svobodnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Svobodnyy is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
283 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Belogorsk 58 km · Shimanovsk 77 km · Chigiri 124 km · Blagoveshchensk 130 km · Raychikhinsk 197 km · Zeya 269 km · Birobidzhan 446 km · Hainan 468 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 Svobodnyy (51.375°, 128.1401°, elevation 177 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).