Zelenogorsk weather in December

In December, Zelenogorsk sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 6.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zelenogorsk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
9:17 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zelenogorsk is human settlement in Zelenogorsk Urban Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
3,243/km²
people per km²
Founded
1956

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 -11°C in the first days to -13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zelenogorsk reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -25°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Zelenogorsk

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.

Zelenogorsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -22°134.36.67.30.0
Feb-10° / -20°124.36.19.10.0
Mar-1° / -13°175.46.511.40.0
Apr / -4°318.54.213.81.2
May15° / 5111.31164.5
Jun22° / 10°5410.3017.26.5
Jul24° / 13°6310.5016.76.7
Aug21° / 10°5910.7014.96.2
Sep14° / 5411.70.312.53.7
Oct / -3°4110.54.810.10.6
Nov-5° / -13°31910.57.90.0
Dec-12° / -20°268.110.96.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zelenogorsk gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 11 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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 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 8:59 AM to 9:23 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:594:04
27.19:004:03
37.09:024:03
47.09:034:02
56.99:054:01
66.99:064:01
76.99:084:00
86.89:094:00
96.89:103:59
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126.79:143:58
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256.69:234:02
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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 0.5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zelenogorsk?

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 Zelenogorsk.

What to pack for Zelenogorsk in December

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

In December, Zelenogorsk sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zelenogorsk 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 Zelenogorsk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zelenogorsk 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 Zelenogorsk is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1716 µg/m³Dec 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr17Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zelenogorsk?

Zelenogorsk sits at 56.1°N, 94.6°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Borodino, 30 km away.

Topography around Zelenogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m.

The land around Zelenogorsk is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Borodino 30 km · Zheleznogorsk 67 km · Kansk 71 km · Sosnovoborsk 77 km · Berëzovka 91 km · Ilanskiy 93 km · Krasnoyarsk 103 km · Divnogorsk 138 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 Zelenogorsk (56.1092°, 94.587°, elevation 187 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).