Tavda weather in December

In December, Tavda sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 6.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 36 min at the start of December to 6 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tavda's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tavda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
6 h 12 min
9:30 AM – 3:40 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tavda is Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
267/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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 -12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tavda reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Tavda

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.

Tavda 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-12° / -19°175.376.90.0
Feb-9° / -17°144.55.78.90.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.26.611.40.0
Apr / -2°326.82.7141.4
May16° / 499.90.516.34.9
Jun21° / 11°7011.80.117.76.1
Jul23° / 13°8611.9017.26.5
Aug20° / 11°7111.8015.15.8
Sep14° / 58110.312.53.7
Oct / -1°3793.69.90.8
Nov-4° / -10°297.97.87.60.0
Dec-10° / -17°226.486.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tavda gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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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 13 km/h in December.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min at the start of December to 6 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:09 AM to 9:35 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.69:093:48
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36.69:133:46
46.59:143:45
56.59:163:44
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tavda?

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 Tavda.

What to pack for Tavda in December

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

In December, Tavda sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Tavda 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 Tavda peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tavda 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 Tavda is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 2316 µg/m³Dec 214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tavda?

Tavda sits at 58.0°N, 65.3°E, 83 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Turinsk, 93 km away.

Topography around Tavda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tavda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Tavda is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

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73 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
99 m
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December weather nearby: Turinsk 93 km · Tyumen 100 km · Borovskiy 114 km · Irbit 137 km · Lesnoy 138 km · Yalutorovsk 166 km · Tobolsk 176 km · Zavodoukovsk 187 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 Tavda (58.042°, 65.2716°, elevation 83 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).