Tuapse weather in December

In December, Tuapse sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 145 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tuapse's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuapse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
145 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:59 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Tuapse is town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
1,923/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

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 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tuapse reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°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)
1118
2118
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8117
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10107
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13107
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3196

How December really feels in Tuapse

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tuapse weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14515.329.11.2
Feb / 10212.22.110.21.1
Mar10° / 9612.70.811.62.0
Apr13° / 10°739.6013.23.8
May18° / 15°768.7014.56.1
Jun23° / 19°657.7015.27.6
Jul26° / 23°607.10157.9
Aug27° / 23°626.6013.87.8
Sep23° / 20°1088012.37.6
Oct19° / 15°1349.5010.86.2
Nov14° / 10°13710.80.29.43.9
Dec10° / 14513.50.88.82.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
53862
63862
73862
83763
93763
103664
113565
123466
133367
143169
153169
163169
173070
182971
193070
203070
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tuapse gets around 145 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1402
2402
3402
4412
5412
6412
7412
8422
9422
10422
11432
12432
13442
14442
15453
16453
17453
18463
19463
20463
21463
22463
23473
24473
25474
26484
27484
28484
29484
30494
31495

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 (%)
1100
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19100
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21100
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23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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3120light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:454:42
28.97:464:41
38.97:474:41
48.97:484:41
58.97:494:41
68.87:504:40
78.87:514:40
88.87:524:40
98.87:534:40
108.87:544:40
118.87:554:40
128.77:564:40
138.77:564:40
148.77:574:41
158.77:584:41
168.77:594:41
178.77:594:41
188.78:004:42
198.78:004:42
208.78:014:42
218.78:024:43
228.78:024:43
238.78:024:44
248.78:034:44
258.78:034:45
268.78:044:45
278.78:044:46
288.78:044:47
298.78:044:47
308.78:054:48
318.78:054:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tuapse?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuapse.

What to pack for Tuapse in December

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

In December, Tuapse sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tuapse in December

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 17 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Tuapse 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 Tuapse peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tuapse?

Tuapse sits at 44.1°N, 39.1°E, 8 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lazarevskoye, 29 km away.

Topography around Tuapse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuapse has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,082 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,779 m.

The land around Tuapse is covered by trees (56%), artificial surfaces (22%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
449 m
16 km
1,082 m
80 km
2,779 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Lazarevskoye 29 km · Khadyzhensk 51 km · Goryachiy Klyuch 59 km · Apsheronsk 65 km · Dagomys 67 km · Sochi 76 km · Severskaya 90 km · Khosta 91 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 Tuapse (44.1008°, 39.0833°, elevation 8 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).