Tashtagol weather in December

In December, Tashtagol sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tashtagol's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tashtagol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
9:23 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tashtagol is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
288/km²
people per km²
Founded
1939

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 -9°C in the first days to -13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tashtagol reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Tashtagol

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.

Tashtagol 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-13° / -21°389.511.47.90.0
Feb-8° / -19°328.19.69.50.0
Mar / -11°4810.411.211.50.0
Apr / -3°7913.17.913.61.5
May16° / 11315.2215.54.4
Jun21° / 10°11215.3016.55.6
Jul23° / 13°12716.8016.15.8
Aug21° / 10°11715014.55.7
Sep15° / 94141.412.44.1
Oct / -3°9114.18.510.31.0
Nov-4° / -12°8714.515.28.40.0
Dec-11° / -19°6413.214.87.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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32278
42278
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62278
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82377
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112377
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tashtagol gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14751
24651
34650
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64448
74347
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94246
104246
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254148
264147
274147
284047
293946
303845
313745

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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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48calm
58calm
67calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 9:06 AM to 9:29 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 4:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:064:50
27.79:084:50
37.79:094:49
47.69:104:49
57.69:114:48
67.69:134:48
77.69:144:47
87.59:154:47
97.59:164:47
107.59:174:47
117.59:184:46
127.49:194:46
137.49:204:46
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257.49:284:50
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287.49:284:52
297.49:294:53
307.49:294:54
317.49:294:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tashtagol?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tashtagol.

What to pack for Tashtagol in December

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

In December, Tashtagol sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tashtagol 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 Tashtagol peaks around May 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Apr4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Tashtagol?

Tashtagol sits at 52.8°N, 87.9°E, 462 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kaltan, 94 km away.

Topography around Tashtagol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tashtagol has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m.

The land around Tashtagol is covered by trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
1,700 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kaltan 94 km · Osinniki 100 km · Mezhdurechensk 103 km · Myski 106 km · Novokuznetsk 121 km · Abaza 149 km · Prokop’yevsk 149 km · Kiselëvsk 158 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 Tashtagol (52.768°, 87.888°, elevation 462 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).