Vyazemskiy weather in December

In December, Vyazemskiy sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -22°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Vyazemskiy's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vyazemskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-22°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:49 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vyazemskiy is human settlement in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
347/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 -10°C in the first days to -14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Vyazemskiy reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-18
2-9-18
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5-10-19
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How December really feels in Vyazemskiy

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.

Vyazemskiy 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-14° / -24°92.63.78.70.0
Feb-9° / -21°102.73.69.90.0
Mar-0° / -12°285.75.811.60.0
Apr10° / -1°529.83.913.32.3
May19° / 8812.80.314.95.4
Jun23° / 13°10614.4015.75.9
Jul26° / 17°16315.4015.45.7
Aug25° / 16°15814.5014.16.0
Sep19° / 9011.7012.45.8
Oct10° / 599.2210.62.5
Nov-3° / -11°275.85.29.10.0
Dec-13° / -22°153.95.28.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
205149
215050
225050
235050
244951
254951
264852
274852
284852
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Vyazemskiy gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11820
21720
31720
41619
51619
61519
71518
81418
91317
101317
111217
121216
131116
141116
151115
161115
171015
181015
191015
201015
211015
221015
231015
241015
251015
261015
271015
281115
291115
301015
311015

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
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14100
15100
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1410calm
1510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 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 8:35 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:355:06
28.58:365:06
38.58:375:06
48.48:395:05
58.48:405:05
68.48:415:05
78.48:425:05
88.48:435:04
98.38:445:04
108.38:455:04
118.38:465:04
128.38:465:04
138.38:475:04
148.38:485:04
158.38:495:05
168.38:495:05
178.28:505:05
188.28:515:05
198.28:515:06
208.28:525:06
218.28:535:06
228.28:535:07
238.28:535:07
248.28:545:08
258.28:545:08
268.28:555:09
278.28:555:10
288.38:555:10
298.38:555:11
308.38:555:12
318.38:565:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
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
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Vyazemskiy

In seasonPeak

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

Vyazemskiy's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Vyazemskiy?

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 Vyazemskiy.

What to pack for Vyazemskiy in December

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

In December, Vyazemskiy sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -22°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Vyazemskiy 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 Vyazemskiy peaks around July 24 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 24UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vyazemskiy 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 Vyazemskiy is worst in March — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 2224 µg/m³Sep 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct11Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vyazemskiy?

Vyazemskiy sits at 47.5°N, 134.8°E, 76 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bikin, 89 km away.

Topography around Vyazemskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vyazemskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,043 m.

The land around Vyazemskiy is covered by trees (44%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
1,043 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Bikin 89 km · Khabarovsk 106 km · Luchegorsk 126 km · Dalnerechensk 194 km · Birobidzhan 195 km · Lesozavodsk 252 km · Dalnegorsk 338 km · Amursk 338 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 Vyazemskiy (47.5334°, 134.7578°, elevation 76 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).