Uchkeken weather in December

In December, Uchkeken sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Uchkeken's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uchkeken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:44 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Uchkeken is village in Malokarachayevsky District, Russia.

Founded
1922

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month.

A typical December day in Uchkeken reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-4
24-4
34-4
44-4
54-4
64-5
73-5
83-5
93-5
103-5
113-5
123-5
133-5
143-5
153-6
163-6
173-6
183-6
193-6
203-6
213-6
223-6
233-6
243-6
253-6
263-6
273-6
283-6
293-6
302-6
312-6

How December really feels in Uchkeken

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Uchkeken weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°378.48.39.10.0
Feb / -6°3787.710.20.0
Mar / -3°7613.49.211.60.6
Apr12° / 9814.93.713.22.8
May17° / 13817.60.314.54.4
Jun21° / 11°14116.8015.25.4
Jul23° / 13°9813.3014.96.5
Aug23° / 13°9112.3013.86.7
Sep19° / 8010.90.112.36.1
Oct14° / 7310.52.110.84.0
Nov / -2°478.35.29.41.1
Dec / -5°408.17.18.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54357
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184456
194357
204258
214258
224258
234258
244258
254357
264357
274258
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Uchkeken gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12721
22721
32721
42721
52721
62721
72721
82721
92622
102622
112622
122623
132723
142724
152724
162724
172725
182725
192625
202625
212624
222624
232624
242624
252624
262624
272624
282624
292624
302624
312624

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 7 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 7:31 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:314:28
28.97:324:28
38.97:334:28
48.97:344:28
58.97:354:27
68.97:364:27
78.87:374:27
88.87:384:27
98.87:394:27
108.87:404:27
118.87:414:27
128.87:414:27
138.87:424:27
148.77:434:27
158.77:444:28
168.77:444:28
178.77:454:28
188.77:464:29
198.77:464:29
208.77:474:29
218.77:474:30
228.77:484:30
238.77:484:31
248.77:494:31
258.77:494:32
268.77:494:32
278.77:504:33
288.77:504:34
298.77:504:34
308.77:504:35
318.87:504:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.52 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Uchkeken?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Uchkeken.

What to pack for Uchkeken in December

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

In December, Uchkeken sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Uchkeken in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uchkeken peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 11UV 9Jan 13UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Uchkeken 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 Uchkeken is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uchkeken?

Uchkeken sits at 43.9°N, 42.5°E, 939 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kislovodsk, 17 km away.

Topography around Uchkeken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uchkeken has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 1,007 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,252 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,367 m.

The land around Uchkeken is covered by grassland (52%), artificial surfaces (22%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,252 m
80 km
5,367 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Kislovodsk 17 km · Yessentuki 30 km · Suvorovskaya 30 km · Yessentukskaya 30 km · Lermontov 41 km · Svobody 44 km · Pyatigorsk 44 km · Zheleznovodsk 45 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 Uchkeken (43.9451°, 42.5165°, elevation 939 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).