Shchuchinsk weather in December

In December, Shchuchinsk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 7.4 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 -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Shchuchinsk's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shchuchinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
9:35 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shchuchinsk is town in Kazakhstan.

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 Shchuchinsk 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 -2°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 Shchuchinsk

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.

Shchuchinsk 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°124.15.37.90.0
Feb-11° / -18°103.14.39.50.0
Mar-4° / -11°185.25.211.50.0
Apr / -1°307.42.713.62.0
May18° / 398.80.715.55.8
Jun22° / 11°5710.40.116.66.7
Jul23° / 13°8112.5016.16.5
Aug22° / 11°5810.2014.56.6
Sep16° / 347.90.312.45.0
Oct / -1°306.83.610.31.4
Nov-4° / -10°226.46.48.40.0
Dec-10° / -17°165.26.57.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Shchuchinsk gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 7 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 17 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 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of December to 7 h 24 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 9:18 AM to 9:40 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:185:00
27.79:195:00
37.69:214:59
47.69:224:58
57.69:234:58
67.69:244:58
77.59:264:57
87.59:274:57
97.59:284:57
107.59:294:56
117.49:304:56
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187.39:364:57
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217.39:384:58
227.39:384:58
237.39:394:59
247.39:394:59
257.39:405:00
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287.49:405:02
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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 0.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Shchuchinsk?

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 Shchuchinsk.

What to pack for Shchuchinsk in December

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

In December, Shchuchinsk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Shchuchinsk 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 Shchuchinsk peaks around June 14 at about 6 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
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May6High
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Aug5Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Shchuchinsk?

Shchuchinsk sits at 52.9°N, 70.2°E, 406 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Makinsk, 37 km away.

AtbasarAstanaPetropavlIsil’kul’

Topography around Shchuchinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shchuchinsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 411 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Shchuchinsk is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
796 m
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December weather nearby: Makinsk 37 km · Akkol’ 56 km · Kokshetau 66 km · Stepnogorsk 131 km · Atbasar 177 km · Astana 213 km · Petropavl 226 km · Isil’kul’ 231 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 Shchuchinsk (52.9359°, 70.189°, elevation 406 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).