Aqsay weather in December

In December, Aqsay sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aqsay's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aqsay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
9:34 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Aqsay is human settlement.

Founded
1936

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 -4°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Aqsay reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°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 1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Aqsay

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.

Aqsay 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-8° / -14°287.58.98.20.0
Feb-7° / -14°246.47.49.60.0
Mar / -8°317.25.111.50.0
Apr14° / 296.40.613.54.1
May22° / 336.7015.37.2
Jun27° / 14°357016.27.0
Jul29° / 16°356.2015.96.1
Aug28° / 15°244.9014.47.0
Sep21° / 275.4012.47.1
Oct12° / 377.20.810.43.3
Nov / -5°316.94.48.70.0
Dec-6° / -12°317.87.97.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% 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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Aqsay gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 29% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12220
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312729

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of December to 7 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:18 AM to 9:40 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.09:185:18
28.09:195:17
37.99:205:17
47.99:225:16
57.99:235:16
67.99:245:15
77.89:255:15
87.89:265:15
97.89:275:15
107.89:285:15
117.89:295:14
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227.79:375:17
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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 0.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Aqsay?

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 Aqsay.

What to pack for Aqsay in December

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

In December, Aqsay sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Aqsay 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 Aqsay peaks around June 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Jun7High
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Aug4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Aqsay?

Aqsay sits at 51.2°N, 53.0°E, 65 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Oral, 110 km away.

OrenburgBuzulukNeftegorskSaraktashKumertau

Topography around Aqsay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aqsay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m.

The land around Aqsay is covered by grassland (59%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
231 m
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December weather nearby: Oral 110 km · Sol’-Iletsk 139 km · Sorochinsk 141 km · Orenburg 160 km · Buzuluk 186 km · Neftegorsk 221 km · Saraktash 243 km · Kumertau 261 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 Aqsay (51.1681°, 52.9978°, elevation 65 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).