Atbasar weather in December

In December, Atbasar sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Atbasar's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atbasar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:36 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Atbasar is town in Aqmola Region of the northern Kazakhstan.

Density
507/km²
people per km²
Founded
1845

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 -8°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Atbasar reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°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 Atbasar

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.

Atbasar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°185.86.98.10.0
Feb-11° / -19°154.86.19.60.0
Mar-3° / -11°225.95.311.50.0
Apr10° / -0°276.41.913.62.7
May20° / 347.70.315.46.7
Jun25° / 12°397.8016.47.2
Jul26° / 14°519.40166.8
Aug25° / 12°336.5014.47.5
Sep18° / 234.90.112.46.3
Oct / -0°276.41.810.42.2
Nov-2° / -9°256.45.68.60.0
Dec-10° / -17°236.67.87.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21981
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Atbasar gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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312124

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 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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 7 h 54 min at the start of December to 7 h 36 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 9:19 AM to 9:41 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:195:13
27.99:215:13
37.89:225:12
47.89:235:12
57.89:255:11
67.89:265:11
77.79:275:10
87.79:285:10
97.79:295:10
107.79:305:10
117.69:315:10
127.69:325:10
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147.69:345:10
157.69:355:10
167.69:365:10
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187.69:375:10
197.59:385:11
207.59:385:11
217.59:395:11
227.59:395:12
237.59:405:12
247.59:405:13
257.59:415:13
267.69:415:14
277.69:415:15
287.69:415:15
297.69:415:16
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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 0.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Atbasar?

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 Atbasar.

What to pack for Atbasar in December

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

In December, Atbasar sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Atbasar 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 Atbasar peaks around June 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Atbasar?

Atbasar sits at 51.8°N, 68.4°E, 287 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Makinsk, 168 km away.

MakinskShchuchinskKokshetauAkkol’ArkalykAstanaStepnogorskPetropavl

Topography around Atbasar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atbasar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Atbasar is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Makinsk 168 km · Shchuchinsk 177 km · Kokshetau 178 km · Akkol’ 186 km · Arkalyk 201 km · Astana 225 km · Stepnogorsk 248 km · Petropavl 345 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 Atbasar (51.8085°, 68.3582°, elevation 287 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).