Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Orotukan in
December.

Typical December weather in Orotukan: -31.5°C by day, -37.2°C at night, 30 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-31.5°C
Typical low-37.2°C
Rain30 mm
Wet days9.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 06 from latitude 62.26°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 62.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 06. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -37.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -37.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2122414
NOAA station
RSM00025705 · SREDNEKAN
Station distance
39.4 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.