Yuzhnyy weather in December

In December, Yuzhnyy sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Yuzhnyy's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yuzhnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:42 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Yuzhnyy is human settlement in Barnaul Urban District, Altai Krai, Russia.

Density
8,064/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Yuzhnyy reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -0°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 Yuzhnyy

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.

Yuzhnyy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°247.19.17.90.0
Feb-9° / -18°205.97.19.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°246.76.811.50.0
Apr10° / -1°368.12.213.62.5
May19° / 509.90.415.65.9
Jun24° / 12°6310.5016.66.8
Jul26° / 15°8012016.26.5
Aug23° / 12°549.8014.66.9
Sep17° / 449.60.112.45.3
Oct / -0°449.83.210.31.7
Nov-2° / -10°4910.99.78.40.0
Dec-9° / -17°3810.312.27.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yuzhnyy gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:254:04
27.68:274:04
37.68:284:03
47.68:304:03
57.58:314:02
67.58:324:02
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87.48:354:01
97.48:364:01
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Yuzhnyy?

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 Yuzhnyy.

What to pack for Yuzhnyy in December

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

In December, Yuzhnyy sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -17°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 Yuzhnyy 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 Yuzhnyy peaks around May 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 21UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Yuzhnyy 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 Yuzhnyy is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1517 µg/m³Dec 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yuzhnyy?

Yuzhnyy sits at 53.3°N, 83.7°E, 213 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novosilikatnyy, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Yuzhnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yuzhnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around Yuzhnyy is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

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99 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
213 m
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December weather nearby: Novosilikatnyy 8.0 km · Barnaul 12 km · Novoaltaysk 24 km · Tal’menka 64 km · Zarinsk 97 km · Aleysk 104 km · Suzun 109 km · Cherepanovo 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 Yuzhnyy (53.2542°, 83.6936°, elevation 213 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).