Zarinsk weather in December

In December, Zarinsk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 7.3 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 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zarinsk's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zarinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:40 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zarinsk is human settlement in Zarinsky District, Altai Krai, Russia.

Density
660/km²
people per km²
Founded
1979

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 Zarinsk reaches about -10°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 -20°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 Zarinsk

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.

Zarinsk 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°318.210.47.80.0
Feb-9° / -18°236.88.39.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°277.87.811.50.0
Apr10° / -2°368.82.913.72.1
May18° / 499.80.515.65.7
Jun23° / 12°5710.4016.76.7
Jul25° / 14°7012016.36.6
Aug23° / 11°5510.3014.66.7
Sep16° / 4710.10.312.54.9
Oct / -1°4910.94.110.31.4
Nov-3° / -10°5511.911.58.30.0
Dec-10° / -17°4511.513.37.30.0

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 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zarinsk gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313440

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 13 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
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of December to 7 h 12 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 8:23 AM to 8:46 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:233:57
27.58:243:56
37.58:263:56
47.58:273:55
57.48:283:55
67.48:303:54
77.48:313:54
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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 0.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zarinsk?

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 Zarinsk.

What to pack for Zarinsk in December

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

In December, Zarinsk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zarinsk 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 Zarinsk peaks around May 22 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 22UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zarinsk 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 Zarinsk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 174 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zarinsk?

Zarinsk sits at 53.7°N, 84.9°E, 183 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novoaltaysk, 74 km away.

Topography around Zarinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m.

The land around Zarinsk is covered by trees (30%), grassland (28%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (35%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), cropland (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

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59 m
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80 km
460 m
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December weather nearby: Novoaltaysk 74 km · Barnaul 89 km · Tal’menka 91 km · Gur’yevsk 92 km · Yuzhnyy 97 km · Novosilikatnyy 98 km · Kisilevsk 116 km · Kiselëvsk 117 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 Zarinsk (53.7082°, 84.9431°, elevation 183 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).