Petropavl weather in December

In December, Petropavl sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Petropavl's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petropavl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
9:51 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Petropavl is city in Kazakhstan, seat of North Kazakhstan Province.

Founded
1752

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 -12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Petropavl 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 -20°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Petropavl

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.

Petropavl weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°1656.37.60.0
Feb-10° / -18°144.76.29.30.0
Mar-2° / -11°216.15.911.40.0
Apr10° / -0°306.52.213.82.2
May19° / 398.10.315.86.1
Jun23° / 12°5510.30176.7
Jul24° / 14°7711.9016.56.7
Aug22° / 12°5810.4014.76.6
Sep16° / 398.20.112.54.9
Oct / 3483.310.21.4
Nov-3° / -9°297.878.10.0
Dec-10° / -17°216.68.170.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31486
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51387
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71387
81387
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301486
311585

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Petropavl gets around 21 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 21% 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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212127
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252228
262228
272228
282227
292127
302126
312126

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 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of December to 7 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 9:33 AM to 9:56 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 4:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:334:54
27.39:344:53
37.39:364:52
47.29:374:51
57.29:394:51
67.29:404:50
77.19:414:50
87.19:424:50
97.19:444:49
107.19:454:49
117.09:464:49
127.09:474:48
137.09:484:48
147.09:494:48
157.09:504:48
167.09:514:48
177.09:514:49
186.99:524:49
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216.99:544:50
226.99:554:50
236.99:554:51
246.99:554:51
256.99:564:52
266.99:564:53
277.09:564:53
287.09:564:54
297.09:564:55
307.09:564:56
317.09:564:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Petropavl?

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 Petropavl.

What to pack for Petropavl in December

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

In December, Petropavl 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 Petropavl in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Petropavl peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Petropavl in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Petropavl is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1615 µg/m³Dec 224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr16Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Petropavl?

Petropavl sits at 54.9°N, 69.2°E, 141 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Isil’kul’, 136 km away.

KokshetauAkkol’ShchuchinskZavodoukovskKurganMakinsk

Topography around Petropavl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petropavl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m.

The land around Petropavl is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
84 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Isil’kul’ 136 km · Ishim 139 km · Kokshetau 177 km · Akkol’ 178 km · Shchuchinsk 226 km · Zavodoukovsk 244 km · Kurgan 250 km · Makinsk 263 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 Petropavl (54.8734°, 69.1506°, elevation 141 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).