Arkalyk weather in December

In December, Arkalyk sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.8 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 -6°C in the first days to -9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Arkalyk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arkalyk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
9:33 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Arkalyk is city in Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan.

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 -6°C in the first days to -9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Arkalyk reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°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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How December really feels in Arkalyk

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.

Arkalyk 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-10° / -18°246.78.48.30.0
Feb-9° / -17°205.36.49.70.0
Mar-2° / -10°266.55.911.50.0
Apr12° / 255.61.313.53.4
May21° / 286.40.215.27.1
Jun26° / 13°296.5016.17.3
Jul27° / 15°347.5015.77.1
Aug26° / 13°284.9014.37.7
Sep19° / 204.50.112.46.9
Oct11° / 296.41.810.52.7
Nov-1° / -8°266.55.58.80.0
Dec-8° / -15°286.88.17.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. 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

Arkalyk gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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51921
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282329
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302328
312228

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light 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 9:18 AM to 9:39 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.19:185:26
28.19:195:26
38.19:205:25
48.19:225:25
58.09:235:25
68.09:245:24
78.09:255:24
88.09:265:24
97.99:275:24
107.99:285:23
117.99:295:23
127.99:305:23
137.99:315:23
147.99:325:23
157.89:335:24
167.89:335:24
177.89:345:24
187.89:355:24
197.89:355:24
207.89:365:25
217.89:375:25
227.89:375:26
237.89:375:26
247.89:385:27
257.89:385:27
267.89:395:28
277.89:395:29
287.89:395:29
297.89:395:30
307.99:395:31
317.99:395:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Arkalyk?

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 Arkalyk.

What to pack for Arkalyk in December

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

In December, Arkalyk sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Arkalyk 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 Arkalyk peaks around June 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Arkalyk?

Arkalyk sits at 50.3°N, 66.9°E, 332 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Atbasar, 201 km away.

AtbasarSatpayevZhezqazghanAstanaMakinskShchuchinskKokshetauAkkol’

Topography around Arkalyk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arkalyk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m.

The land around Arkalyk is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
413 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Atbasar 201 km · Satpayev 265 km · Zhezqazghan 279 km · Astana 336 km · Makinsk 360 km · Shchuchinsk 375 km · Kokshetau 378 km · Akkol’ 386 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 Arkalyk (50.2503°, 66.9038°, elevation 332 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).