Ufa weather in December

In December, Ufa sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Ufa's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ufa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
9:43 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ufa is capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.

Density
1,583/km²
people per km²
Founded
1574

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 -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ufa reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Ufa

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.

Ufa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°389.812.37.60.0
Feb-7° / -15°348.19.89.30.0
Mar / -8°388.78.911.50.0
Apr11° / 398.32.213.72.6
May19° / 54100.215.86.1
Jun23° / 12°6311.5016.96.6
Jul25° / 15°5810.4016.56.8
Aug23° / 13°6110.4014.76.7
Sep17° / 5510.2012.55.0
Oct / 63122.910.21.5
Nov-1° / -6°469.98.38.20.0
Dec-7° / -13°4511.112.27.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51189
61189
71189
81189
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141387
151387
161387
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201387
211288
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241387
251387
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271387
281288
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ufa gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13335
23336
33336
43336
53336
63335
73335
83336
93336
103336
113436
123437
133437
143438
153438
163539
173539
183540
193641
203742
213742
223743
233743
243743
253743
263743
273642
283642
293542
303441
313441

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 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512light 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 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 9:25 AM to 9:48 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:254:47
27.39:264:46
37.39:284:46
47.39:294:45
57.29:304:44
67.29:324:44
77.29:334:43
87.19:344:43
97.19:364:43
107.19:374:42
117.19:384:42
127.19:394:42
137.09:404:42
147.09:414:42
157.09:424:42
167.09:434:42
177.09:434:42
187.09:444:42
197.09:454:43
207.09:454:43
217.09:464:43
227.09:464:44
237.09:474:44
247.09:474:45
257.09:484:45
267.09:484:46
277.09:484:47
287.09:484:48
297.09:484:48
307.09:484:49
317.09:484:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.46 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 Ufa?

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 Ufa.

What to pack for Ufa in December

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

In December, Ufa sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -13°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 Ufa 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 Ufa peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 22UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ufa?

Ufa sits at 54.7°N, 56.0°E, 158 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Blagoveshchensk, 32 km away.

Topography around Ufa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ufa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m.

The land around Ufa is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), grassland (34%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
522 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Blagoveshchensk 32 km · Chishmy 41 km · Birsk 80 km · Davlekanovo 84 km · Asha 87 km · Rayevskiy 101 km · Dyurtyuli 109 km · Sim 114 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 Ufa (54.7431°, 55.9678°, elevation 158 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).