December weather forecast
Oymyakon, Russia

Come December, and residents of Oymyakon are entrenched in battling one of the harshest winters on Earth. The temperature ranges between an intensely cold -48.8°C (-55.8°F) at night and a high of -42°C (-43.6°F) during the day. There is a marginal decrease in rainfall to approximately 8mm (0.31") across three days. Even sunlight is a scarce commodity with only 4.7 hours of daylight available to the frozen town. Truly, Oymyakon, Russia's weather is one of the extraordinary phenomena in the world, particularly in the daunting month of December.

Temperature

December in Oymyakon brings a significant decrease in the average high-temperature, moving down from -30.7°C (-23.3°F) in November to a still life-threatening cold -42°C (-43.6°F). Oymyakon witnesses an average low-temperature of -48.8°C (-55.8°F) throughout the month of December.

Rainfall

In Oymyakon, in December, it is raining for 3 days, with typically 8mm (0.31") of accumulated precipitation. In Oymyakon, Russia, during the entire year, the rain falls for 52 days and collects up to 212mm (8.35") of precipitation.

Daylight

The month with the shortest days is December, with an average of 4h and 42min of daylight.
On the first day of December in Oymyakon, sunrise is at 09:38 and sunset at 14:57. On the last day of the month, sunrise is at 10:10 and sunset at 14:52 +10.

Sunshine

December has the least sunshine of the year in Oymyakon, Russia, with an average of 0.4h of sunshine.