Petrozavodsk climate

Petrozavodsk Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Petrozavodsk (GHCN RSM00022820), 6 km from Petrozavodsk

Average highs run from -3°C on December 1 to -4°C on December 31, and lows from -7°C to -9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 44 mm over about 12 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 Petrozavodsk, in °C, with the record for each date.-40-30-20-10010151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
-3°C
Average low
-8°C
Precipitation
44 mm
Record high
9°CDec 6, 2006
Record low
-37°CDec 30, 1978
Daylight
5 h 56 min to 5 h 24 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
98%
Dew point
-10°C
Wind
11.5 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 1-3°C-7°C5°C 1986-24°C 200243%
Dec 2-2°C-6°C6°C 2006-23°C 199743%
Dec 3-1°C-6°C6°C 1953-23°C 197342%
Dec 4-2°C-6°C6°C 1948-22°C 193742%
Dec 5-2°C-6°C6°C 1953-23°C 195941%
Dec 6-2°C-6°C9°C 2006-27°C 195542%
Dec 7-2°C-6°C9°C 2006-30°C 197342%
Dec 8-2°C-6°C7°C 1948-30°C 197342%
Dec 9-2°C-6°C7°C 2006-31°C 195542%
Dec 10-2°C-6°C7°C 2006-33°C 195541%
Dec 11-1°C-5°C7°C 2006-33°C 195540%
Dec 12-1°C-5°C5°C 2000-32°C 195539%
Dec 13-2°C-7°C5°C 1999-29°C 195540%
Dec 14-4°C-8°C5°C 1999-25°C 198641%
Dec 15-4°C-9°C7°C 2006-29°C 199740%
Dec 16-3°C-8°C3°C 2006-30°C 197840%
Dec 17-3°C-8°C4°C 1956-32°C 195541%
Dec 18-4°C-9°C4°C 1956-28°C 195541%
Dec 19-4°C-9°C7°C 1936-26°C 198641%
Dec 20-3°C-8°C6°C 1936-28°C 198641%
Dec 21-4°C-9°C7°C 2015-32°C 195540%
Dec 22-6°C-10°C6°C 1936-33°C 195541%
Dec 23-6°C-12°C4°C 2015-32°C 199542%
Dec 24-6°C-11°C3°C 1957-31°C 197841%
Dec 25-6°C-12°C3°C 2013-34°C 194541%
Dec 26-5°C-12°C3°C 2011-34°C 194541%
Dec 27-5°C-10°C3°C 2011-32°C 195840%
Dec 28-5°C-11°C3°C 2003-32°C 197838%
Dec 29-6°C-10°C3°C 2013-36°C 197838%
Dec 30-4°C-10°C4°C 1994-37°C 197838%
Dec 31-4°C-9°C4°C 1975-32°C 200238%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Petrozavodsk, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

December 1
sunrise 9:33 AM, sunset 3:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 10:04 AM, sunset 3:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station RSM00022820, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.