Vol’sk weather in December

In December, Vol’sk sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -6°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 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Vol’sk's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vol’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:01 AM – 3:32 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vol’sk is city in Russia.

Density
476/km²
people per km²
Founded
1690

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 -6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Vol’sk reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°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)
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3-3-8
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How December really feels in Vol’sk

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.

Vol’sk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°408.89.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°317.37.99.60.0
Mar / -7°347.86.311.50.0
Apr12° / 377.81.313.63.5
May21° / 10°387.3015.46.9
Jun25° / 14°488.9016.47.1
Jul28° / 17°407.30166.8
Aug26° / 15°325.9014.47.4
Sep19° / 456.8012.46.5
Oct11° / 388.20.910.42.8
Nov / -4°347.14.38.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°388.69.17.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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61585
71486
81387
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vol’sk gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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312730

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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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

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
513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 7:44 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 3:36 PM to 3:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:443:36
27.87:463:35
37.87:473:35
47.87:483:34
57.77:503:34
67.77:513:34
77.77:523:33
87.77:533:33
97.67:543:33
107.67:553:32
117.67:563:32
127.67:573:32
137.67:583:32
147.67:593:32
157.58:003:32
167.58:013:32
177.58:023:33
187.58:023:33
197.58:033:33
207.58:033:34
217.58:043:34
227.58:043:34
237.58:053:35
247.58:053:35
257.58:063:36
267.58:063:37
277.58:063:37
287.58:063:38
297.58:073:39
307.68:073:40
317.68:073:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.62 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 Vol’sk?

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 Vol’sk.

What to pack for Vol’sk in December

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

In December, Vol’sk sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vol’sk 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 Vol’sk peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vol’sk?

Vol’sk sits at 52.0°N, 47.4°E, 65 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Balakovo, 28 km away.

Topography around Vol’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vol’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Vol’sk is covered by trees (28%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
373 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Balakovo 28 km · Marks 57 km · Pugachëv 97 km · Yershov 98 km · Engels 108 km · Saratov 111 km · Privolzhskiy 116 km · Kuznetsk 131 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 Vol’sk (52.0417°, 47.3827°, elevation 65 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).