Climate averages 1991–2020
Vol’sk weather
in December.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 10th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Vol’sk: daytime highs average -4.6°C and nights cool to about -9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of precipitation on roughly 9 days, which makes December a month with light precipitation (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 7 h 51 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Balakovo (28 km away). In December its highs average -4.5°C, about as warm as Vol’sk, with 37 mm of precipitation.
Among the 236 cities listed in Russia, Vol’sk ranks joint 114th of 236 for the warmest December highs and joint 103rd of 236 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 236 cities is -5.4°C; Vol’sk is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to -6.4°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 38 mm to 40 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Vol’sk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.4°C-11.6°C | -11.6°C | 40 | 8.9 | 8.38 h |
| February | -6.1°C-11.8°C | -11.8°C | 32 | 7.6 | 9.910 h |
| March | 0.3°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 34 | 7.7 | 11.812 h |
| April | 12.0°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 37 | 7.8 | 13.914 h |
| May | 20.4°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 38 | 7.3 | 15.716 h |
| June | 24.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 48 | 8.9 | 16.617 h |
| July | 27.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 40 | 7.3 | 16.216 h |
| August | 25.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.715 h |
| September | 19.1°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 45 | 6.7 | 12.713 h |
| October | 10.6°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 37 | 8.2 | 10.711 h |
| November | 1.3°C-3.0°C | -3.0°C | 34 | 7.4 | 8.99 h |
| December, selected | -4.6°C-9.4°C | -9.4°C | 38 | 8.5 | 7.88 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Balakovo in DecemberRussia · 28 kmHigh -4.5°C · Low -9.2°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Engels in DecemberRussia · 108 kmHigh -3.7°C · Low -8.4°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Saratov in DecemberRussia · 111 kmHigh -4.0°C · Low -8.6°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Kuznetsk in DecemberRussia · 131 kmHigh -5.2°C · Low -10.0°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Syzran in DecemberRussia · 144 kmHigh -5.1°C · Low -9.8°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Chapayevsk in DecemberRussia · 189 kmHigh -5.3°C · Low -10.3°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Penza in DecemberRussia · 205 kmHigh -4.6°C · Low -9.1°C · 40 mm precipitation
- Novokuybyshevsk in DecemberRussia · 209 kmHigh -6.0°C · Low -10.9°C · 37 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Vol’sk) is explained once on the Vol’sk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.