Ussuriysk weather in December

In December, Ussuriysk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 Ussuriysk's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ussuriysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:46 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ussuriysk is town in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Density
908/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 -3°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ussuriysk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-12
2-3-13
3-3-13
4-4-14
5-4-14
6-4-14
7-5-15
8-5-15
9-5-15
10-5-15
11-6-16
12-6-16
13-6-16
14-6-16
15-6-16
16-6-17
17-7-17
18-7-17
19-7-17
20-7-17
21-7-17
22-7-17
23-7-18
24-7-18
25-7-18
26-8-18
27-8-18
28-8-18
29-8-18
30-8-18
31-8-19

How December really feels in Ussuriysk

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.

Ussuriysk 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-8° / -20°101.92.29.10.0
Feb-3° / -16°122.62.710.20.0
Mar / -7°2653.811.60.5
Apr13° / 457.91.713.23.6
May18° / 7611.50.114.55.5
Jun21° / 13°679.5015.26.3
Jul25° / 17°11010.9014.96.4
Aug25° / 18°12811.7013.86.3
Sep21° / 11°868.4012.36.8
Oct14° / 617.30.810.84.5
Nov / -7°3152.99.50.4
Dec-6° / -16°163.13.48.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36931
46931
56931
67030
77030
86931
96931
106931
116931
126832
136832
146832
156832
166832
176733
186733
196832
206832
216733
226733
236733
246832
256832
266832
276832
286931
296931
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ussuriysk gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11413
21313
31312
41312
51212
61212
71111
81111
91111
101010
111010
121010
131010
141010
15910
16910
17910
18910
19910
20910
21910
22911
23911
24911
25911
26811
27811
28810
29810
30810
31810

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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:33 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:335:31
28.98:345:31
38.98:355:31
48.98:365:30
58.98:375:30
68.98:385:30
78.98:395:30
88.88:405:30
98.88:415:30
108.88:415:30
118.88:425:30
128.88:435:30
138.88:445:30
148.88:455:30
158.88:455:30
168.78:465:31
178.78:475:31
188.78:475:31
198.78:485:32
208.78:485:32
218.78:495:32
228.78:495:33
238.78:505:33
248.78:505:34
258.78:515:34
268.78:515:35
278.78:515:36
288.78:525:36
298.88:525:37
308.88:525:38
318.88:525:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ussuriysk

In seasonPeak

None of Ussuriysk's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ussuriysk's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ussuriysk?

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 Ussuriysk.

What to pack for Ussuriysk in December

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

In December, Ussuriysk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ussuriysk 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 Ussuriysk peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ussuriysk 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 Ussuriysk is worst in April — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 1346 µg/m³Sep 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar35Poor
Apr49Poor
May20Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ussuriysk?

Ussuriysk sits at 43.8°N, 132.0°E, 33 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Artëm, 53 km away.

Topography around Ussuriysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ussuriysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m.

The land around Ussuriysk is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
1,005 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Artëm 53 km · Trudovoye 57 km · Vladivostok 78 km · Bol'šoj Kamen' 83 km · Fokino 100 km · Spassk-Dal’niy 112 km · Arsen’yev 112 km · Partizansk 121 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 Ussuriysk (43.8047°, 131.9573°, elevation 33 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).