USD to RUB — December 2008

29.6637RUB

for 1 US Dollar on 31 December 2008 · opened the month at 28.0096

5.91% over December 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
21 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 USD = 83.5955 RUB (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

USD to RUB in December 2008 at a glance

1 USD in RUB
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	28.0096 RUB	1 December 2008
Closed	29.6637 RUB	31 December 2008
Highest	29.6637 RUB	31 December 2008
Lowest	27.2481 RUB	18 December 2008
Average	28.1719 RUB	21 trading days
Change	+5.91% RUB	open to close

Day by day

USD to RUB, December 2008▲ 5.91%

1 USD in RUB, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
1 December 2008	28.0096
2 December 2008	27.9230	-0.31%
3 December 2008	27.9961	+0.26%
4 December 2008	28.0040	+0.03%
5 December 2008	28.2088	+0.73%
8 December 2008	28.0127	-0.70%
9 December 2008	28.0266	+0.05%
10 December 2008	27.9258	-0.36%
11 December 2008	27.8405	-0.31%
12 December 2008	27.7419	-0.35%
15 December 2008	27.8027	+0.22%
16 December 2008	27.6285	-0.63%
17 December 2008	27.5905	-0.14%
18 December 2008	27.2481	-1.24%
19 December 2008	27.9527	+2.59%
22 December 2008	28.3754	+1.51%
23 December 2008	28.3749	-0.00%
24 December 2008	28.6990	+1.14%
29 December 2008	29.2169	+1.80%
30 December 2008	29.3683	+0.52%
31 December 2008	29.6637	+1.01%

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Common questions

What was the USD to RUB rate in December 2008?

Over December 2008 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 28.0096 RUB per USD on 1 December 2008 to 29.6637 on 31 December 2008, a change of +5.91%. The average across 21 trading days was 28.1719.

When was USD strongest against RUB in December 2008?

The highest reading was 29.6637 RUB on 31 December 2008; the lowest was 27.2481 on 18 December 2008.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 83.5955 RUB per USD; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 USD = 83.5955 RUB, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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