Olonets Weather in December
Olonets in December
The short of it: Olonets in December averages a high of -5 °C (24 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 5 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -10° · rain 60 mm · daylight 5 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Olonets an average December high of -5°, a low of -10° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near -5°; nights run about -10°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 35 min in mid-December, 94 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Olonets runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lodeynoye Pole, 43 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Olonets, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodeynoye PoleLeningradskaya Oblast' | 43 km SE | -4° | -8° | 60 mm |
| Podporozh’yeLeningradskaya Oblast' | 65 km E | -4° | -9° | 55 mm |
| PetrozavodskKarelia | 116 km NE | -3° | -8° | 45 mm |
| VolkhovLeningradskaya Oblast' | 123 km SSW | -2° | -6° | 55 mm |
| SortavalaKarelia | 145 km NW | -2° | -7° | 60 mm |
| TikhvinLeningradskaya Oblast' | 152 km SSE | -2° | -8° | 66 mm |
| KondopogaKarelia | 152 km NNE | -3° | -9° | 47 mm |
| PriozërskLeningradskaya Oblast' | 153 km W | -2° | -7° | 56 mm |