Val Weather in December
Val in December
The short of it: Val in December averages a high of -11 °C (12 °F) and a low of -20 °C (-3 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -11° · low -20° · rain 53 mm · daylight 7 h 42 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Val an average December high of -11°, a low of -20° and some 53 mm of rain. Highs fall 8° against November, to near -11°; nights run about -20°. Rain is modest, about 53 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 42 min in mid-December, 57 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Val runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Nogliki, 60 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Val, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 8° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NoglikiSakhalin Oblast | 60 km S | -11° | -20° | 51 mm |
| KatangliSakhalin Oblast | 71 km S | -11° | -20° | 52 mm |
| LazarevKhabarovsk | 106 km W | -11° | -18° | 38 mm |
| TungorSakhalin Oblast | 117 km N | -12° | -19° | 57 mm |
| EkhabiSakhalin Oblast | 130 km N | -12° | -18° | 57 mm |
| OkhaSakhalin Oblast | 140 km N | -11° | -18° | 60 mm |
| MgachiSakhalin Oblast | 154 km SSW | -9° | -18° | 60 mm |
| TymovskoyeSakhalin Oblast | 168 km S | -12° | -23° | 64 mm |