Shakhtinsk weather in December

In December, Shakhtinsk sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 6.5 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 18% 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 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Shakhtinsk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shakhtinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
9:08 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Shakhtinsk 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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8-7-15
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How December really feels in Shakhtinsk

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.

Shakhtinsk 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°195.56.98.40.0
Feb-9° / -17°195.56.29.80.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.44.911.50.0
Apr12° / 2971.713.43.6
May20° / 357.70.215.16.7
Jun25° / 13°428.10167.2
Jul26° / 15°4810015.76.8
Aug25° / 13°296014.27.6
Sep19° / 214.90.112.46.7
Oct10° / 286.32.310.52.6
Nov-1° / -9°286.75.68.80.0
Dec-8° / -15°246.57.680.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82476
92575
102575
112575
122674
132674
142575
152476
162575
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182575
192575
202575
212575
222476
232377
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252377
262278
272278
282278
292179
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shakhtinsk gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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 (%)
11923
21923
31923
41923
51923
61923
71923
81822
91822
101822
111822
121822
131822
141822
151922
162023
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182124
192124
202225
212325
222326
232326
242326
252326
262326
272225
282225
292124
302024
312023

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
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17100
18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1115light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:53 AM to 9:14 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:535:06
28.28:545:06
38.28:555:05
48.18:565:05
58.18:585:04
68.18:595:04
78.19:005:04
88.09:015:04
98.09:025:03
108.09:035:03
118.09:045:03
128.09:055:03
138.09:065:03
147.99:065:03
157.99:075:03
167.99:085:04
177.99:095:04
187.99:095:04
197.99:105:04
207.99:115:05
217.99:115:05
227.99:125:06
237.99:125:06
247.99:125:07
257.99:135:07
267.99:135:08
277.99:135:08
287.99:145:09
297.99:145:10
307.99:145:11
318.09:145:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.01 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
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Shakhtinsk?

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 Shakhtinsk.

What to pack for Shakhtinsk in December

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

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

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UV index in Shakhtinsk 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 Shakhtinsk peaks around July 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 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 21UV 7Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shakhtinsk?

Shakhtinsk sits at 49.7°N, 72.6°E, 504 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Saran, 20 km away.

AstanaEkibastuzStepnogorskMakinsk

Topography around Shakhtinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shakhtinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 492 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Shakhtinsk is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
687 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Saran 20 km · Abay 21 km · Karagandy 38 km · Temirtau 46 km · Astana 183 km · Ekibastuz 295 km · Stepnogorsk 298 km · Makinsk 359 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 Shakhtinsk (49.7071°, 72.5932°, elevation 504 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).