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Moscow in December: every year compared

In December, Moscow averages highs of -3.1 °C and lows of -7.4 °C, with 38 mm of precipitation. The warmest December was 2006 (0.7 °C), the coldest 1978 (-15.6 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high -3.1 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -7.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 38 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 10

Day by day through December

Normal high and low for each day of December in Moscow.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every December in Moscow, ranked

86 months of December since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 11 of 86 (+3.2 °C vs normal).

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2025 · -1.9 °C · +3.2 °C vs normal · rank 11 of 86

Warmest years

120060.7 °C
220190.4 °C
31960-0.1 °C
42015-0.3 °C
52017-0.5 °C

Coldest years

11978-15.6 °C
21955-14.6 °C
31941-14.0 °C
42002-13.8 °C
52001-11.9 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-1.9 °C	-0.4 °C	-3.6 °C	39 mm	26 days	22 cm	11 days
2024	-2.7 °C	-1.2 °C	-4.7 °C	47 mm	30 days	30 cm	13 days
2023	-5.2 °C	-3.7 °C	-7.1 °C	75 mm	27 days	47 cm	18 days
2022	-4.7 °C	-2.7 °C	-6.8 °C	119 mm	27 days	56 cm	18 days
2021	-7.8 °C	-5.5 °C	-10.6 °C	61 mm	31 days	45 cm	13 days
2020	-4.8 °C	-2.7 °C	-6.8 °C	26 mm	31 days	20 cm	9 days
2019	0.4 °C	1.7 °C	-1.0 °C	34 mm	21 days	13 cm	11 days
2018	-6.5 °C	-4.9 °C	-8.3 °C	34 mm	30 days	28 cm	9 days
2017	-0.5 °C	0.8 °C	-2.0 °C	60 mm	22 days	32 cm	16 days
2016	-5.4 °C	-3.1 °C	-7.6 °C	30 mm	31 days	24 cm	10 days
2015	-0.3 °C	1.5 °C	-2.4 °C	43 mm	20 days	18 cm	12 days
2014	-4.7 °C	-2.7 °C	-6.7 °C	54 mm	26 days	33 cm	14 days
2013	-2.3 °C	-0.6 °C	-4.5 °C	35 mm	24 days	23 cm	14 days
2012	-9.7 °C	-7.3 °C	-12.3 °C	36 mm	30 days	24 cm	8 days
2011	-0.7 °C	0.8 °C	-2.2 °C	58 mm	25 days	32 cm	16 days
2010	-8.0 °C	-5.5 °C	-10.3 °C	71 mm	31 days	38 cm	14 days
2009	-8.0 °C	-4.7 °C	-11.5 °C	36 mm	26 days	23 cm	10 days
2008	-2.2 °C	-0.9 °C	-3.7 °C	36 mm	22 days	6 cm	6 days
2007	-2.2 °C	-0.9 °C	-3.8 °C	8 mm	29 days	6 cm	3 days
2006	0.7 °C	2.3 °C	-1.3 °C	24 mm	13 days	9 cm	8 days
2005	-5.0 °C	-3.2 °C	-6.9 °C	61 mm	30 days	44 cm	14 days
2004	-3.6 °C	-1.4 °C	-6.2 °C	41 mm	27 days	30 cm	13 days
2003	-2.8 °C	-0.7 °C	-5.2 °C	27 mm	29 days	20 cm	6 days
2002	-13.8 °C	-10.4 °C	-17.7 °C	19 mm	31 days	15 cm	5 days
2001	-11.9 °C	-8.9 °C	-15.2 °C	39 mm	31 days	33 cm	11 days
2000	-3.1 °C	-1.6 °C	-4.6 °C	66 mm	24 days	42 cm	19 days
1999	-2.3 °C	-0.4 °C	-4.3 °C	43 mm	26 days	30 cm	14 days
1998	-7.0 °C	-4.3 °C	-10.1 °C	34 mm	28 days	25 cm	11 days
1997	-8.5 °C	-6.2 °C	-11.2 °C	30 mm	29 days	24 cm	9 days
1996	-8.1 °C	-6.5 °C	-10.3 °C	22 mm	29 days	14 cm	6 days
1995	-10.3 °C	-7.2 °C	-13.5 °C	23 mm	31 days	17 cm	5 days
1994	-9.1 °C	-7.1 °C	-11.5 °C	34 mm	30 days	21 cm	7 days
1993	-4.3 °C	-2.4 °C	-6.4 °C	66 mm	31 days	45 cm	16 days
1992	-5.1 °C	-3.3 °C	-7.2 °C	14 mm	29 days	12 cm	3 days
1991	-4.7 °C	-2.8 °C	-6.9 °C	28 mm	31 days	23 cm	9 days
1990	-4.0 °C	-2.5 °C	-5.7 °C	9 mm	30 days	8 cm	2 days
1989	-5.9 °C	-3.3 °C	-8.9 °C	63 mm	27 days	34 cm	13 days
1988	-7.8 °C	-5.4 °C	-11.0 °C	65 mm	31 days	48 cm	12 days
1987	-7.9 °C	-4.1 °C	-12.3 °C	36 mm	31 days	29 cm	12 days
1986	-8.4 °C	-5.3 °C	-12.1 °C	29 mm	30 days	20 cm	7 days
1985	-7.5 °C	-4.9 °C	-10.6 °C	47 mm	30 days	33 cm	11 days
1984	-10.5 °C	-7.9 °C	-13.2 °C	30 mm	31 days	23 cm	10 days
1983	-4.1 °C	-2.1 °C	-6.4 °C	37 mm	28 days	27 cm	9 days
1982	-1.7 °C	-0.1 °C	-3.5 °C	53 mm	25 days	34 cm	14 days
1981	-4.1 °C	-2.0 °C	-6.1 °C	98 mm	28 days	59 cm	18 days
1980	-5.4 °C	-2.8 °C	-8.0 °C	53 mm	29 days	36 cm	11 days
1979	-6.4 °C	-4.1 °C	-9.2 °C	58 mm	28 days	30 cm	12 days
1978	-15.6 °C	-12.2 °C	-19.4 °C	24 mm	31 days	16 cm	8 days
1977	-9.2 °C	-6.6 °C	-12.3 °C	49 mm	31 days	34 cm	11 days
1976	-4.2 °C	-2.7 °C	-5.7 °C	76 mm	28 days	48 cm	17 days
1975	-4.9 °C	-2.1 °C	-7.9 °C	65 mm	31 days	41 cm	17 days
1974	-3.1 °C	-1.6 °C	-5.1 °C	49 mm	30 days	33 cm	16 days
1973	-6.6 °C	-4.2 °C	-9.2 °C	60 mm	29 days	36 cm	15 days
1972	-1.6 °C	-0.1 °C	-3.4 °C	35 mm	21 days	19 cm	11 days
1971	-6.3 °C	-3.6 °C	-9.3 °C	44 mm	30 days	30 cm	13 days
1970	-6.7 °C	-4.5 °C	-9.0 °C	41 mm	30 days	26 cm	11 days
1969	-9.9 °C	-7.7 °C	-12.3 °C	30 mm	31 days	20 cm	9 days
1968	-5.9 °C	-3.3 °C	-8.5 °C	36 mm	31 days	22 cm	11 days
1967	-10.5 °C	-7.8 °C	-13.6 °C	59 mm	31 days	41 cm	13 days
1966	-10.9 °C	-8.9 °C	-13.3 °C	75 mm	31 days	52 cm	20 days
1965	-1.7 °C	-0.5 °C	-3.1 °C	94 mm	26 days	48 cm	19 days
1964	-3.4 °C	-1.3 °C	-5.9 °C	65 mm	28 days	29 cm	15 days
1963	-9.8 °C	-7.3 °C	-12.9 °C	17 mm	31 days	12 cm	4 days
1962	-8.0 °C	-5.3 °C	-10.8 °C	32 mm	29 days	15 cm	7 days
1961	-8.4 °C	-6.4 °C	-10.9 °C	58 mm	28 days	32 cm	15 days
1960	-0.1 °C	1.1 °C	-1.2 °C	46 mm	18 days	16 cm	15 days
1959	-10.9 °C	-8.9 °C	-13.1 °C	44 mm	30 days	28 cm	14 days
1958	-8.3 °C	-5.4 °C	-11.7 °C	53 mm	28 days	31 cm	18 days
1957	-5.1 °C	-2.8 °C	-7.9 °C	46 mm	30 days	24 cm	14 days
1956	-5.1 °C	-3.5 °C	-7.3 °C	27 mm	29 days	18 cm	7 days
1955	-14.6 °C	-11.6 °C	-17.8 °C	46 mm	31 days	32 cm	13 days
1954	-5.9 °C	-4.0 °C	-8.0 °C	50 mm	30 days	29 cm	8 days
1953	-5.6 °C	-4.3 °C	-7.0 °C	11 mm	29 days	2 cm	4 days
1952	-6.4 °C	-4.1 °C	-9.0 °C	34 mm	31 days	18 cm	9 days
1951	-1.7 °C	-0.1 °C	-3.9 °C	37 mm	28 days	13 cm	12 days
1950	-6.3 °C	-4.5 °C	-8.1 °C	15 mm	29 days	7 cm	5 days
1949	-5.0 °C	-2.6 °C	-7.7 °C	56 mm	30 days	34 cm	14 days
1948	-5.5 °C	-3.0 °C	-8.1 °C	15 mm	30 days	5 cm	5 days
1947	-4.3 °C	-2.3 °C	-6.6 °C	58 mm	29 days	39 cm	14 days
1946	-9.3 °C	-7.1 °C	-12.0 °C	12 mm	30 days	8 cm	2 days
1945	-11.4 °C	-8.6 °C	-14.5 °C	32 mm	31 days	22 cm	10 days
1944	-9.7 °C	-7.4 °C	-12.0 °C	12 mm	31 days	6 cm	5 days
1943	-4.8 °C	-2.6 °C	-7.7 °C	33 mm	31 days	22 cm	9 days
1942	-9.1 °C	-6.1 °C	-12.3 °C	26 mm	31 days	18 cm	8 days
1941	-14.0 °C	-10.5 °C	-18.1 °C	58 mm	31 days	39 cm	15 days
1940	-8.5 °C	-5.6 °C	-11.6 °C	39 mm	31 days	27 cm	11 days

December records

Hottest day

9.3 °C

December 6, 2008 estimate

Coldest night

-41.4 °C

December 31, 1978 estimate

Wettest day

27 mm

December 14, 1981 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Moscow in December?

Highs average -3.1 °C and lows -7.4 °C. A typical December brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 27 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Moscow in December?

About 38 mm falls in December, over some 10 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest December was 2022 (119 mm), the driest 2007 (8 mm).

What was the warmest December in Moscow?

2006, with a mean temperature of 0.7 °C. The coldest was 1978 (-15.6 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 11 of 86.