Uchaly weather in December

In December, Uchaly sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.2 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 20% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Uchaly's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uchaly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
9:26 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Uchaly is town in Bashkortostan, Russia.

Density
821/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 Uchaly 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 -17°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-6-13
2-6-14
3-7-14
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How December really feels in Uchaly

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.

Uchaly 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-11° / -18°154.96.37.70.0
Feb-9° / -18°154.55.59.30.0
Mar-2° / -11°265.76.411.50.0
Apr / -1°346.72.813.71.9
May18° / 438.70.515.75.7
Jun22° / 10°5211.2016.86.4
Jul23° / 13°7111.6016.46.6
Aug21° / 11°6211.1014.76.3
Sep15° / 368.30.312.54.6
Oct / -1°347.73.110.21.1
Nov-2° / -9°215.25.68.20.0
Dec-9° / -16°185.26.57.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43169
53169
63169
73268
83268
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
163367
173565
183565
193565
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263367
273268
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Uchaly gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11519
21519
31518
41418
51418
61417
71317
81317
91317
101317
111317
121418
131418
141418
151519
161519
171620
181621
191721
201722
211823
221823
231924
241924
251924
261924
271924
281924
291924
301924
311924

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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
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1812calm
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2012calm
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2312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 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 9:09 AM to 9:32 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:094:35
27.49:104:35
37.49:124:34
47.39:134:33
57.39:144:33
67.39:164:32
77.39:174:32
87.29:184:32
97.29:194:31
107.29:204:31
117.29:224:31
127.19:234:31
137.19:244:31
147.19:244:31
157.19:254:31
167.19:264:31
177.19:274:31
187.19:284:31
197.09:284:31
207.09:294:32
217.09:304:32
227.09:304:32
237.09:304:33
247.09:314:33
257.09:314:34
267.19:314:35
277.19:324:35
287.19:324:36
297.19:324:37
307.19:324:38
317.19:324:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Uchaly?

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 Uchaly.

What to pack for Uchaly in December

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

In December, Uchaly sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Uchaly 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 Uchaly peaks around June 18 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 18UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Uchaly?

Uchaly sits at 54.4°N, 59.4°E, 524 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bakal, 76 km away.

Topography around Uchaly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uchaly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 528 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,350 m.

The land around Uchaly is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
1,350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Bakal 76 km · Satka 80 km · Beloretsk 81 km · Trëkhgornyy 82 km · Miass 88 km · Plast 89 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 91 km · Chebarkul’ 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 Uchaly (54.3581°, 59.4361°, elevation 524 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).