Kalbatau weather in December

In December, Kalbatau sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kalbatau's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalbatau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:30 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kalbatau is village in Abai region, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1893

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 -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kalbatau 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 -1°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kalbatau

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.

Kalbatau weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -18°226.27.48.40.0
Feb-9° / -17°205.66.49.80.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.75.611.50.0
Apr13° / 327.51.913.43.8
May21° / 327.80.315.16.9
Jun26° / 13°327.70167.1
Jul28° / 15°4310.1015.66.5
Aug26° / 12°286.1014.27.5
Sep20° / 235.5012.47.1
Oct11° / 337.21.910.53.1
Nov-1° / -9°388.278.90.0
Dec-8° / -15°327.8980.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103169
113268
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kalbatau gets around 32 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 19 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of December to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 4:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:154:32
28.28:164:31
38.28:184:31
48.28:194:30
58.28:204:30
68.18:214:30
78.18:224:30
88.18:234:29
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268.08:354:34
278.08:364:34
288.08:364:35
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318.08:364:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.11 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 Kalbatau?

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 Kalbatau.

What to pack for Kalbatau in December

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kalbatau in December

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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 Kalbatau peaks around July 18 at about 7 (very 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
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Kalbatau?

Kalbatau sits at 49.3°N, 81.6°E, 414 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ust-Kamenogorsk, 103 km away.

AyagozRidderGornyakAltayRubtsovsk

Topography around Kalbatau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalbatau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,232 m.

The land around Kalbatau is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (94%) within 16 km, and grassland (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
1,232 m
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December weather nearby: Ust-Kamenogorsk 103 km · Shemonaikha 146 km · Semey 154 km · Ayagoz 173 km · Ridder 179 km · Gornyak 185 km · Altay 199 km · Rubtsovsk 244 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 Kalbatau (49.3301°, 81.5727°, elevation 414 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).