Saran weather in December

In December, Saran sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saran's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
9:07 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saran is city in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1954

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 Saran 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-6-13
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How December really feels in Saran

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.

Saran weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -18°185.36.88.40.0
Feb-9° / -17°195.36.39.80.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.44.811.50.0
Apr12° / 296.71.613.53.5
May20° / 357.30.215.16.7
Jun25° / 13°418.10167.2
Jul26° / 15°4910015.76.8
Aug25° / 13°305.8014.27.6
Sep19° / 214.90.112.46.6
Oct10° / 286.22.210.52.6
Nov-1° / -9°276.75.78.80.0
Dec-8° / -15°236.67.780.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
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282278
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312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Saran 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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21922
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272227
282226
292125
302124
312024

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 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:52 AM to 9:13 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:525:05
28.28:535:04
38.28:555:04
48.18:565:03
58.18:575:03
68.18:585:03
78.18:595:02
88.09:005:02
98.09:015:02
108.09:025:02
118.09:035:02
128.09:045:02
137.99:055:02
147.99:065:02
157.99:075:02
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177.99:085:02
187.99:095:03
197.99:105:03
207.99:105:03
217.99:115:04
227.99:115:04
237.99:125:05
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257.99:125:06
267.99:135:06
277.99:135:07
287.99:135:08
297.99:135:09
307.99:135:09
317.99:135:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
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311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Saran?

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 Saran.

What to pack for Saran in December

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

In December, Saran 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 Saran 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 Saran peaks around July 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Saran?

Saran sits at 49.8°N, 72.8°E, 476 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Abay, 19 km away.

AstanaEkibastuzStepnogorskMakinsk

Topography around Saran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saran has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 486 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m.

The land around Saran is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
660 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Abay 19 km · Karagandy 19 km · Shakhtinsk 20 km · Temirtau 29 km · Astana 182 km · Ekibastuz 276 km · Stepnogorsk 291 km · Makinsk 357 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 Saran (49.8025°, 72.8319°, elevation 476 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).