Zelenogradsk weather in December

In December, Zelenogradsk sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°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 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zelenogradsk's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenogradsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
9:06 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zelenogradsk is town of Zelenogradsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
920/km²
people per km²
Founded
1252

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 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zelenogradsk reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Zelenogradsk

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Zelenogradsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°4811.95.67.60.0
Feb / -2°3910.15.59.30.0
Mar / 4010.13.311.40.2
Apr10° / 3790.913.82.5
May16° / 489.6015.85.0
Jun19° / 12°6010.70176.0
Jul22° / 15°7412.2016.56.4
Aug22° / 15°7312.5014.76.3
Sep17° / 11°6110.2012.55.4
Oct12° / 7012.90.110.22.8
Nov / 5612.728.10.6
Dec / -0°5212.25.170.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21684
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zelenogradsk gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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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 20 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:48 AM to 9:12 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:484:08
27.38:494:07
37.38:514:06
47.28:524:06
57.28:544:05
67.28:554:05
77.18:564:04
87.18:584:04
97.18:594:03
107.09:004:03
117.09:014:03
127.09:024:03
137.09:034:03
147.09:044:02
157.09:054:02
166.99:064:03
176.99:074:03
186.99:074:03
196.99:084:03
206.99:094:03
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226.99:104:04
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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 0.39 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zelenogradsk?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zelenogradsk.

What to pack for Zelenogradsk in December

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

In December, Zelenogradsk sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Zelenogradsk in December

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Zelenogradsk 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 Zelenogradsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zelenogradsk?

Zelenogradsk sits at 55.0°N, 20.5°E, 3 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kaliningrad, 28 km away.

Topography around Zelenogradsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenogradsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m.

The land around Zelenogradsk is covered by water (44%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (43%), grassland (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
228 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kaliningrad 28 km · Svetlyy 38 km · Baltiysk 50 km · Braniewo 77 km · Bartoszyce 81 km · Sovetsk 90 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 93 km · Klaipėda 93 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 Zelenogradsk (54.9589°, 20.4767°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).