Zhigulëvsk weather in December

In December, Zhigulëvsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zhigulëvsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhigulëvsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
9:00 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zhigulëvsk is human settlement in Zhigulyovsk Urban Okrug, Samara Oblast, Russia.

Density
827/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 -7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zhigulëvsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-8
2-4-8
3-4-9
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7-5-9
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How December really feels in Zhigulëvsk

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.

Zhigulëvsk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -13°379.310.67.80.0
Feb-7° / -13°297.78.79.40.0
Mar-0° / -7°3387.311.50.0
Apr11° / 377.71.913.73.0
May20° / 398.20.115.66.5
Jun24° / 14°559.3016.77.0
Jul26° / 16°498.9016.27.0
Aug24° / 14°468.5014.67.1
Sep18° / 539012.55.7
Oct / 458.51.210.32.0
Nov / -4°398.468.40.0
Dec-6° / -11°389.410.37.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31189
41189
51189
61090
71090
81090
91090
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111090
121090
131090
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311189

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zhigulëvsk gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12727
22828
32828
42828
52729
62729
72829
82830
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112831
122932
132932
142933
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193236
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213336
223337
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253236
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273236
283135
293135
303135
313034

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 (%)
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29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light 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 18 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 8:43 AM to 9:06 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:434:20
27.68:444:20
37.68:464:19
47.58:474:19
57.58:484:18
67.58:504:18
77.48:514:17
87.48:524:17
97.48:534:17
107.48:544:16
117.38:554:16
127.38:564:16
137.38:574:16
147.38:584:16
157.38:594:16
167.39:004:16
177.39:014:16
187.39:024:17
197.29:024:17
207.29:034:17
217.29:034:18
227.29:044:18
237.29:044:19
247.29:054:19
257.29:054:20
267.39:054:20
277.39:054:21
287.39:064:22
297.39:064:23
307.39:064:24
317.39:064:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.52 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.52 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 Zhigulëvsk?

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 Zhigulëvsk.

What to pack for Zhigulëvsk in December

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

In December, Zhigulëvsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zhigulëvsk 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 Zhigulëvsk peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zhigulëvsk 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 Zhigulëvsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2116 µg/m³May 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zhigulëvsk?

Zhigulëvsk sits at 53.4°N, 49.5°E, 95 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tolyatti, 18 km away.

Topography around Zhigulëvsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhigulëvsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m.

The land around Zhigulëvsk is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (23%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
360 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Tolyatti 18 km · Novokuybyshevsk 44 km · Samara 47 km · Bezenchuk 47 km · Chapayevsk 49 km · Oktyabr’sk 60 km · Syzran 74 km · Kinel’ 77 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 Zhigulëvsk (53.4033°, 49.5106°, elevation 95 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).