Aktobe weather in December

In December, Aktobe sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aktobe's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aktobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
9:12 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Aktobe is city in Kazakhstan.

Density
1,684/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Aktobe reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Aktobe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aktobe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°267.198.30.0
Feb-8° / -15°235.96.99.70.0
Mar-1° / -9°327.76.511.50.0
Apr12° / 367.21.513.53.5
May21° / 367.4015.27.0
Jun27° / 14°306.4016.17.2
Jul28° / 16°356.6015.76.5
Aug27° / 15°224.4014.37.3
Sep20° / 224.6012.47.2
Oct11° / 326.41.110.53.1
Nov / -6°276.558.80.0
Dec-7° / -13°318.39.17.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
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72278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Aktobe gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12123
22123
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112225
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:57 AM to 9:18 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:575:05
28.18:585:05
38.18:595:04
48.19:015:04
58.09:025:03
68.09:035:03
78.09:045:03
88.09:055:02
97.99:065:02
107.99:075:02
117.99:085:02
127.99:095:02
137.99:105:02
147.99:115:02
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227.89:165:04
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247.89:175:05
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Aktobe?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aktobe.

What to pack for Aktobe in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Aktobe sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Aktobe in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aktobe peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
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Location & terrain

Where is Aktobe?

Aktobe sits at 50.3°N, 57.2°E, 210 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Khromtau, 87 km away.

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Topography around Aktobe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aktobe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aktobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Aktobe is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
336 m
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December weather nearby: Khromtau 87 km · Kandyagash 91 km · Mednogorsk 128 km · Novotroitsk 129 km · Kuvandyk 134 km · Orsk 139 km · Gay 159 km · Embi 175 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aktobe (50.2797°, 57.2072°, elevation 210 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).