Igarka Weather in December
Igarka in December
The short of it: Igarka in December averages a high of -22 °C (-7 °F) and a low of -30 °C (-21 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 0 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -22° · low -30° · rain 40 mm · daylight 0 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Igarka an average December high of -22°, a low of -30° and some 40 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against November, to near -22°; nights run about -30°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 0 h 30 min in mid-December, 268 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Igarka runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Snezhnogorsk, 86 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Igarka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 0 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnezhnogorskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 86 km NE | -21° | -28° | 40 mm |
| SvetlogorskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 96 km SE | -21° | -29° | 39 mm |
| TurukhanskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 195 km SSE | -20° | -28° | 38 mm |
| DudinkaKrasnoyarsk Krai | 216 km N | -21° | -29° | 44 mm |
| KayyerkanKrasnoyarsk Krai | 218 km NNE | -21° | -29° | 40 mm |
| NorilskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 220 km NNE | -21° | -28° | 42 mm |
| TalnakhKrasnoyarsk Krai | 236 km NNE | -22° | -29° | 38 mm |
| KaraulKrasnoyarsk Krai | 320 km NNW | -20° | -27° | 32 mm |