Yelets weather in December

In December, Yelets sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Yelets's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yelets's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
8:39 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Yelets is city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,637/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 -1°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Yelets reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 3°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)
1-1-5
2-1-6
3-1-6
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-2-6
7-2-6
8-2-6
9-2-6
10-2-7
11-2-7
12-2-7
13-2-7
14-3-7
15-3-7
16-3-7
17-3-7
18-3-8
19-3-8
20-3-8
21-3-8
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-3-8
25-3-8
26-3-8
27-3-8
28-3-8
29-4-8
30-4-8
31-4-8

How December really feels in Yelets

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.

Yelets weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°399.59.980.0
Feb-4° / -9°358.48.49.50.0
Mar / -5°368.86.911.50.0
Apr12° / 449.21.113.63.3
May20° / 5210.3015.56.2
Jun23° / 13°5811.2016.56.7
Jul25° / 15°6411.5016.16.6
Aug24° / 13°498.4014.57.2
Sep18° / 508.90.112.45.7
Oct10° / 529.21.110.32.4
Nov / -3°397.74.68.50.0
Dec-3° / -7°399.28.97.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31090
41090
51090
61090
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121090
131090
14991
15991
161090
171090
181090
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24892
25793
26793
27793
28793
29793
30793
31694

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yelets gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12725
22826
32827
42827
52828
62928
72929
82929
92929
102929
112929
122929
132929
142928
152928
162928
172928
182928
193028
203028
213028
223028
233028
243028
253029
263029
273030
283130
293130
303131
313131

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of December to 7 h 30 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 8:23 AM to 8:45 AM, and sunset from 4:09 PM to 4:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:234:09
27.78:244:08
37.78:264:07
47.78:274:07
57.68:284:06
67.68:294:06
77.68:314:06
87.68:324:05
97.58:334:05
107.58:344:05
117.58:354:05
127.58:364:05
137.58:374:05
147.48:384:05
157.48:394:05
167.48:394:05
177.48:404:05
187.48:414:05
197.48:424:05
207.48:424:06
217.48:434:06
227.48:434:07
237.48:444:07
247.48:444:08
257.48:444:08
267.48:454:09
277.48:454:10
287.48:454:10
297.48:454:11
307.48:454:12
317.58:454:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
110.5Dim
120.5Dim
130.5Dim
140.5Dim
150.5Dim
160.5Dim
170.5Dim
180.5Dim
190.5Dim
200.5Dim
210.5Dim
220.5Dim
230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.5Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Yelets?

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 Yelets.

What to pack for Yelets in December

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

In December, Yelets sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -7°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 Yelets 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 Yelets peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yelets?

Yelets sits at 52.6°N, 38.5°E, 121 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lebedyan’, 62 km away.

Topography around Yelets

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yelets has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m.

The land around Yelets is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
209 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Lebedyan’ 62 km · Yefremov 64 km · Livny 65 km · Lipetsk 70 km · Dankov 82 km · Gryazi 98 km · Usman’ 104 km · Semiluki 110 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 Yelets (52.6144°, 38.5093°, elevation 121 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).