Stepantsminda Weather in December
Stepantsminda in December
The short of it: Stepantsminda in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -9° · rain 55 mm · daylight 9 h 3 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Stepantsminda brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -9°, with about 55 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about -1°, with nights near -9°. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 3 min in mid-December, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Stepantsminda runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Gudauri, 24 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Stepantsminda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GudauriMtskheta-Mtianeti | 24 km SW | -2° | -9° | 74 mm |
| TarskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 36 km NNE | 5° | -4° | 32 mm |
| VladikavkazNorth Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 5° | -4° | 32 mm |
| Gizel’North Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 5° | -4° | 32 mm |
| SunzhaNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km NNE | 5° | -4° | 29 mm |
| NogirNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km N | 5° | -4° | 31 mm |
| KambileyevskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 5° | -4° | 30 mm |
| DachnoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 5° | -4° | 30 mm |