Volzhsk weather in December

In December, Volzhsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 6.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Volzhsk's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volzhsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
8:21 AM – 3:05 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Volzhsk is human settlement in Volzhsk Urban Okrug, Mari El Republic, Russia.

Density
1,469/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 -4°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Volzhsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°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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How December really feels in Volzhsk

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.

Volzhsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -13°369.811.17.40.0
Feb-7° / -13°307.68.99.20.0
Mar-1° / -7°358.17.711.40.0
Apr10° / 387.92.313.82.3
May18° / 479.20.2166.0
Jun22° / 12°6410.6017.26.6
Jul25° / 15°6810.1016.76.9
Aug23° / 13°589.8014.86.7
Sep16° / 53100.112.54.9
Oct / 5311210.11.4
Nov-1° / -5°419.77.580.0
Dec-6° / -11°399.811.16.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
2991
3991
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6892
7892
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31694

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Volzhsk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13032
23032
33133
43133
53133
63134
73134
83134
93135
103135
113135
123135
133035
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153035
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183036
193136
203137
213137
223137
233237
243137
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263136
273136
283136
293136
303136
313136

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 (%)
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27100
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29100
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 48 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 8:02 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 3:11 PM to 3:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:023:11
27.18:043:10
37.18:053:09
47.08:073:08
57.08:083:08
67.08:093:07
76.98:113:07
86.98:123:06
96.98:133:06
106.88:153:05
116.88:163:05
126.88:173:05
136.88:183:05
146.88:193:05
156.88:203:05
166.78:213:05
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186.78:223:05
196.78:233:05
206.78:243:06
216.78:243:06
226.78:253:06
236.78:253:07
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256.78:263:08
266.78:263:09
276.78:263:10
286.78:263:10
296.88:263:11
306.88:263:12
316.88:263:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.4 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 Volzhsk?

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 Volzhsk.

What to pack for Volzhsk in December

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

In December, Volzhsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Volzhsk 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 Volzhsk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 21UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Volzhsk?

Volzhsk sits at 55.9°N, 48.4°E, 60 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zelenodolsk, 10 km away.

Topography around Volzhsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volzhsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Volzhsk is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (32%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Zelenodolsk 10 km · Vasil’yevo 23 km · Kazan 48 km · Novocheboksarsk 61 km · Kanash 67 km · Cheboksary 75 km · Yoshkar-Ola 91 km · Medvedevo 92 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 Volzhsk (55.8666°, 48.3593°, elevation 60 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).