Tver weather in December

In December, Tver sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 6.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tver's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tver's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
6 h 30 min
9:18 AM – 3:47 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tver is town and administrative center of Tver region in western Russia.

Density
2,760/km²
people per km²
Founded
1135

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 -2°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tver reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 3°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)
1-2-6
2-2-6
3-2-6
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-2-6
7-2-6
8-2-6
9-2-6
10-2-6
11-2-6
12-2-7
13-3-7
14-3-7
15-3-7
16-3-7
17-3-7
18-3-7
19-3-8
20-3-8
21-3-8
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-4-8
25-4-8
26-4-8
27-4-8
28-4-8
29-4-8
30-4-8
31-4-8

How December really feels in Tver

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.

Tver weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -10°369.910.87.20.0
Feb-3° / -10°328.59.69.10.0
Mar / -5°348.87.311.40.0
Apr11° / 3691.913.92.5
May18° / 6512.20.216.15.3
Jun21° / 11°7612.3017.46.0
Jul23° / 14°8212.8016.96.4
Aug21° / 12°7411.8014.96.2
Sep16° / 6310.60.212.54.5
Oct / 6111.62.3101.3
Nov / -3°4710.36.17.80.0
Dec-3° / -7°4010.7106.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2892
3892
4892
5892
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17892
18793
19793
20793
21793
22694
23694
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tver gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13327
23328
33228
43229
53229
63229
73330
83330
93331
103331
113432
123432
133432
143432
153533
163533
173533
183633
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203634
213634
223634
233634
243534
253534
263534
273535
283535
293535
303435
313435

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 30 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 8:58 AM to 9:23 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 3:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.98:583:54
26.99:003:53
36.89:023:52
46.89:033:51
56.89:053:51
66.79:063:50
76.79:083:50
86.79:093:49
96.69:103:49
106.69:113:48
116.69:133:48
126.69:143:48
136.59:153:47
146.59:163:47
156.59:173:47
166.59:183:47
176.59:193:47
186.59:193:48
196.59:203:48
206.59:213:48
216.59:213:48
226.59:223:49
236.59:223:49
246.59:233:50
256.59:233:51
266.59:233:51
276.59:233:52
286.59:233:53
296.59:233:54
306.59:233:55
316.59:233:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.28 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
20.3Dim
30.3Dim
40.3Dim
50.3Dim
60.3Dim
70.3Dim
80.3Dim
90.3Dim
100.3Dim
110.3Dim
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140.3Dim
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160.3Dim
170.3Dim
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220.3Dim
230.3Dim
240.3Dim
250.3Dim
260.3Dim
270.3Dim
280.3Dim
290.3Dim
300.3Dim
310.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tver?

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 Tver.

What to pack for Tver in December

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

In December, Tver sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tver 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 Tver peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tver?

Tver sits at 56.9°N, 35.9°E, 132 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Konakovo, 56 km away.

Topography around Tver

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tver has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Tver is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
190 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Konakovo 56 km · Torzhok 61 km · Klin 77 km · Dubna 79 km · Kimry 89 km · Volokolamsk 92 km · gorod Solnetchnogorsk 100 km · Solnechnogorsk 100 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 Tver (56.8584°, 35.9006°, elevation 132 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).