Polyarnyy Weather in December
Polyarnyy in December
The short of it: Polyarnyy in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -7° · rain 41 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Polyarnyy brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -7°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -7°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 236 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Polyarnyy runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gadzhiyevo, 7 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Polyarnyy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GadzhiyevoMurmansk | 7 km NW | -2° | -7° | 40 mm |
| SnezhnogorskMurmansk | 7 km W | -3° | -8° | 38 mm |
| SeveromorskMurmansk | 15 km S | -2° | -8° | 38 mm |
| SafonovoMurmansk | 17 km SSW | -3° | -8° | 37 mm |
| RoslyakovoMurmansk | 20 km SSW | -3° | -9° | 36 mm |
| VidyayevoMurmansk | 28 km WNW | -2° | -7° | 36 mm |
| MurmanskMurmansk | 29 km SSW | -4° | -10° | 34 mm |
| Abram MysMurmansk | 30 km SW | -4° | -10° | 34 mm |