Zelenokumsk weather in December

In December, Zelenokumsk sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zelenokumsk's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenokumsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:41 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zelenokumsk is town and administrative center of Sovetsky District of Stavropol Krai in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,721/km²
people per km²
Founded
1781

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 Zelenokumsk reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-1
25-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-2
94-2
104-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-3
173-3
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282-3
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312-3

How December really feels in Zelenokumsk

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.

Zelenokumsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°257.15.690.0
Feb / -4°256.24.710.10.0
Mar / 409.13.511.61.9
Apr17° / 478.20.113.25.3
May23° / 12°5510014.66.7
Jun29° / 17°539.1015.35.8
Jul32° / 20°447.10154.5
Aug31° / 19°376.4013.85.0
Sep25° / 14°426.8012.37.3
Oct17° / 427.70.210.85.6
Nov / 327.12.39.41.5
Dec / -2°297.558.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
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51981
61981
71981
82080
91981
101981
111981
121981
132080
142080
152080
162179
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192179
202179
212377
222377
232179
242179
252179
262179
272080
281981
291981
301882
311783

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zelenokumsk gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12412
22412
32412
42412
52412
62313
72313
82313
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102314
112314
122315
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312417

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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5100
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8100
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14100
15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:274:21
28.97:284:21
38.97:294:21
48.87:304:21
58.87:314:20
68.87:324:20
78.87:334:20
88.87:344:20
98.77:354:20
108.77:364:20
118.77:374:20
128.77:384:20
138.77:384:20
148.77:394:20
158.77:404:21
168.77:414:21
178.77:414:21
188.77:424:21
198.77:424:22
208.77:434:22
218.67:434:22
228.67:444:23
238.67:444:23
248.77:454:24
258.77:454:24
268.77:464:25
278.77:464:26
288.77:464:26
298.77:464:27
308.77:474:28
318.77:474:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zelenokumsk?

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
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zelenokumsk.

What to pack for Zelenokumsk in December

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

In December, Zelenokumsk sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zelenokumsk in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zelenokumsk peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zelenokumsk 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 Zelenokumsk is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1817 µg/m³Dec 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zelenokumsk?

Zelenokumsk sits at 44.4°N, 43.9°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Georgiyevsk, 44 km away.

Topography around Zelenokumsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenokumsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,317 m.

The land around Zelenokumsk is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
1,317 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Georgiyevsk 44 km · Budyonnovsk 47 km · Nezlobnaya 50 km · Novopavlovsk 54 km · Mineralnye Vody 63 km · Inozemtsevo 72 km · Prokhladnyy 74 km · Zheleznovodsk 76 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 Zelenokumsk (44.4104°, 43.8801°, elevation 149 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).