Trëkhgornyy weather in December

In December, Trëkhgornyy sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -10°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 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Trëkhgornyy's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trëkhgornyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
9:33 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Trëkhgornyy is human settlement in Tryokhgorny Urban Okrug, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
212/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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 -7°C in the first days to -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Trëkhgornyy reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Trëkhgornyy

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.

Trëkhgornyy 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-10° / -17°237.2107.60.0
Feb-8° / -17°226.39.19.30.0
Mar-2° / -10°358.71111.40.0
Apr / -2°4295.913.71.2
May15° / 6812.81.315.84.4
Jun19° / 8715.30.216.95.4
Jul21° / 11°10615.5016.55.6
Aug19° / 10°9115.1014.75.3
Sep13° / 7313.71.812.53.3
Oct / -2°6913.98.610.20.5
Nov-3° / -10°421112.38.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°308.511.67.10.0

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

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Trëkhgornyy gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 29% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in December

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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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:15 AM to 9:39 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 4:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:154:37
27.39:174:36
37.39:184:35
47.39:204:35
57.29:214:34
67.29:224:34
77.29:244:33
87.19:254:33
97.19:264:32
107.19:274:32
117.19:284:32
127.09:294:32
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206.99:364:33
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246.99:384:34
256.99:384:35
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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 0.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Trëkhgornyy

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

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

Rainy season
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Trëkhgornyy?

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 Trëkhgornyy.

What to pack for Trëkhgornyy in December

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

In December, Trëkhgornyy sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Trëkhgornyy 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 Trëkhgornyy peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
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Mar3Moderate
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Jun6High
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Location & terrain

Where is Trëkhgornyy?

Trëkhgornyy sits at 54.8°N, 58.4°E, 473 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Katav-Ivanovsk, 17 km away.

Topography around Trëkhgornyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trëkhgornyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 416 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m.

The land around Trëkhgornyy is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
1,529 m
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December weather nearby: Katav-Ivanovsk 17 km · Ust’-Katav 22 km · Bakal 27 km · Satka 46 km · Sim 52 km · Asha 79 km · Uchaly 82 km · Kusa 86 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 Trëkhgornyy (54.8172°, 58.4475°, elevation 473 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).