Iĺja Weather in December
Iĺja in December
The short of it: Iĺja in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -5° · rain 38 mm · daylight 7 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Iĺja an average December high of -1°, a low of -5° and some 38 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -1°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 38 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 19 min in mid-December, 63 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Iĺja runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Chyst’, 20 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Iĺja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chyst’Minsk | 20 km SW | -1° | -5° | 37 mm |
| KrasnayeMinsk | 24 km SW | -1° | -6° | 38 mm |
| VileykaMinsk | 26 km WNW | -1° | -6° | 41 mm |
| RadaškovičyMinsk | 29 km S | -1° | -5° | 36 mm |
| MaladziečnaMinsk | 31 km WSW | -1° | -5° | 40 mm |
| KryvichyMinsk | 33 km N | -1° | -5° | 39 mm |
| PlyeshchanitsyMinsk | 35 km E | -1° | -5° | 39 mm |
| NasilavaMinsk | 36 km WSW | -1° | -5° | 40 mm |