Yuzhnoural’sk weather in December

In December, Yuzhnoural’sk sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Yuzhnoural’sk's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yuzhnoural’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
9:19 AM – 4:23 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Yuzhnoural’sk is human settlement in Yuzhnouralsk Urban Okrug, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
360/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 -7°C in the first days to -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Yuzhnoural’sk reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Yuzhnoural’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.

Yuzhnoural’sk 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-11° / -18°165.16.37.60.0
Feb-8° / -17°1555.69.30.0
Mar-1° / -10°236611.50.0
Apr11° / 296.2213.72.6
May19° / 438.80.315.76.2
Jun24° / 12°5010.2016.96.8
Jul25° / 14°6711016.46.7
Aug23° / 12°5910.2014.76.7
Sep17° / 377.60.112.55.3
Oct / 348.12.910.21.6
Nov-2° / -8°235.658.20.0
Dec-9° / -16°205.66.87.10.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43169
53070
63070
73070
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163070
173169
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193169
203169
213268
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yuzhnoural’sk gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11818
21819
31719
41719
51718
61618
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91518
101518
111518
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242125
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312125

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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27100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of December to 7 h 06 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 9:02 AM to 9:25 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:024:28
27.49:034:27
37.49:054:26
47.39:064:26
57.39:084:25
67.39:094:25
77.29:104:24
87.29:114:24
97.29:134:23
107.29:144:23
117.19:154:23
127.19:164:23
137.19:174:23
147.19:184:23
157.19:194:23
167.19:194:23
177.09:204:23
187.09:214:23
197.09:224:23
207.09:224:24
217.09:234:24
227.09:234:25
237.09:244:25
247.09:244:26
257.09:244:26
267.09:254:27
277.09:254:28
287.19:254:28
297.19:254:29
307.19:254:30
317.19:254:31

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.61 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Yuzhnoural’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 Yuzhnoural’sk.

What to pack for Yuzhnoural’sk in December

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

In December, Yuzhnoural’sk sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Yuzhnoural’sk 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 Yuzhnoural’sk peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 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 19UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yuzhnoural’sk?

Yuzhnoural’sk sits at 54.4°N, 61.3°E, 246 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Plast, 30 km away.

Topography around Yuzhnoural’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yuzhnoural’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 m.

The land around Yuzhnoural’sk is covered by trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
791 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Plast 30 km · Yemanzhelinsk 34 km · Troitsk 44 km · Korkino 50 km · Kopeysk 78 km · Chelyabinsk 80 km · Chebarkul’ 82 km · Miass 100 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 Yuzhnoural’sk (54.4485°, 61.2643°, elevation 246 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).