Zarechnyy weather in December

In December, Zarechnyy sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 6.6 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 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zarechnyy's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zarechnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 30 min
9:36 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zarechnyy is human settlement in Zarechny Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
93/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 Zarechnyy reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Zarechnyy

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.

Zarechnyy 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-10° / -17°175.26.77.20.0
Feb-8° / -16°144.45.69.10.0
Mar-0° / -9°256.26.511.40.0
Apr / -1°347.33.113.91.9
May17° / 549.60.716.15.4
Jun22° / 11°6911.9017.46.2
Jul23° / 13°8512.6016.96.4
Aug21° / 11°7012.5014.95.9
Sep14° / 519.90.312.54.0
Oct / 419.53.6100.8
Nov-3° / -9°287.87.37.80.0
Dec-9° / -15°216.386.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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61387
71288
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zarechnyy gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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312026

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 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 36 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 9:16 AM to 9:41 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.99:164:13
26.99:184:12
36.99:204:11
46.89:214:10
56.89:234:09
66.79:244:09
76.79:264:08
86.79:274:08
96.79:284:07
106.69:294:07
116.69:314:07
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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 0.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zarechnyy?

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
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zarechnyy.

What to pack for Zarechnyy in December

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

In December, Zarechnyy sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zarechnyy 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 Zarechnyy peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zarechnyy 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 Zarechnyy is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1115 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zarechnyy?

Zarechnyy sits at 56.8°N, 61.3°E, 245 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Asbest, 23 km away.

Topography around Zarechnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarechnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 632 m.

The land around Zarechnyy is covered by trees (55%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
632 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Asbest 23 km · Aramil 32 km · Beryozovsky 34 km · Reftinskiy 38 km · Yekaterinburg 44 km · Bogdanovich 44 km · Sukhoy Log 44 km · Sysert’ 46 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 Zarechnyy (56.811°, 61.3254°, elevation 245 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).