Astrakhan climate

Astrakhan Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Astrakan (GHCN RSM00034880), 8 km from Astrakhan

Average highs run from 3°C on December 1 to 1°C on December 31, and lows from -4°C to -5°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 18 mm over about 5 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Astrakhan, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
1°C
Average low
-4°C
Precipitation
18 mm
Record high
16°CDec 3, 1961
Record low
-30°CDec 30, 1892
Daylight
8 h 53 min to 8 h 40 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
-5°C
Wind
17.3 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 13°C-4°C14°C 2010-25°C 193114%
Dec 21°C-4°C12°C 1980-22°C 193115%
Dec 32°C-5°C16°C 1961-24°C 193115%
Dec 42°C-4°C12°C 1961-23°C 193115%
Dec 53°C-3°C11°C 2008-21°C 193115%
Dec 63°C-2°C11°C 1915-19°C 188914%
Dec 73°C-3°C12°C 2008-24°C 195915%
Dec 82°C-3°C12°C 2021-24°C 195915%
Dec 92°C-3°C11°C 1981-23°C 194514%
Dec 102°C-4°C11°C 1915-24°C 194513%
Dec 112°C-4°C12°C 1981-22°C 192712%
Dec 122°C-4°C9°C 1940-23°C 192113%
Dec 132°C-4°C10°C 1965-24°C 192113%
Dec 141°C-3°C8°C 1957-20°C 192114%
Dec 150°C-5°C11°C 1957-19°C 194614%
Dec 160°C-6°C11°C 1957-24°C 199714%
Dec 170°C-7°C9°C 2006-27°C 199715%
Dec 181°C-6°C9°C 1941-27°C 194615%
Dec 190°C-4°C10°C 1989-26°C 194614%
Dec 201°C-4°C8°C 1996-25°C 189915%
Dec 211°C-4°C10°C 1915-23°C 189915%
Dec 222°C-5°C13°C 2010-20°C 199715%
Dec 231°C-5°C9°C 2010-22°C 192915%
Dec 240°C-6°C9°C 1901-26°C 192916%
Dec 250°C-6°C10°C 2010-25°C 189017%
Dec 260°C-6°C12°C 2010-29°C 192417%
Dec 271°C-5°C10°C 1947-30°C 192416%
Dec 282°C-4°C13°C 1995-29°C 192417%
Dec 292°C-4°C11°C 1995-27°C 192416%
Dec 301°C-4°C13°C 1947-30°C 189215%
Dec 311°C-5°C16°C 1947-26°C 189215%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Astrakhan, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+4).

December 1
sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:31 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station RSM00034880, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.