Polotsk Weather in December
Polotsk in December
The short of it: Polotsk in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -5° · rain 42 mm · daylight 7 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
December in Polotsk brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -5°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about -1°, with nights near -5°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 6 min in mid-December, 66 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Polotsk runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Novopolotsk, 13 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Polotsk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NovopolotskVitebsk | 13 km WNW | -1° | -5° | 42 mm |
| UshachiVitebsk | 36 km SSW | -1° | -5° | 42 mm |
| DzisnaVitebsk | 37 km WNW | -1° | -5° | 40 mm |
| YaznoVitebsk | 40 km W | -1° | -5° | 39 mm |
| RossonyVitebsk | 47 km N | -1° | -5° | 42 mm |
| ShumilinoVitebsk | 56 km ESE | -1° | -5° | 40 mm |
| VerkhnedvinskVitebsk | 62 km WNW | -1° | -4° | 37 mm |
| BeshenkovichiVitebsk | 65 km SE | -1° | -5° | 39 mm |