Tekeli weather in December

In December, Tekeli sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tekeli's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tekeli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:23 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tekeli is town in Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan.

Density
153/km²
people per km²
Founded
1937

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 -3°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tekeli reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°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)
1-2-12
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7-3-13
8-4-13
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How December really feels in Tekeli

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.

Tekeli weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -15°387.37.990.0
Feb-3° / -13°356.87.310.10.0
Mar / -7°548.6711.60.2
Apr12° / -0°8911.43.313.22.9
May16° / 10212.80.714.65.0
Jun20° / 7911.3015.36.2
Jul22° / 11°6410.70156.9
Aug22° / 436.8013.97.7
Sep18° / 376.60.212.36.6
Oct11° / -1°537.7310.73.2
Nov / -8°658.57.69.40.2
Dec-5° / -13°478.38.68.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145149
155248
165149
175149
185149
195050
205050
214951
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264852
274852
284852
294951
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314852

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tekeli gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12627
22626
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52526
62525
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82425
92425
102425
112425
122425
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212829
222829
232830
242930
252930
262930
272830
282830
292829
302729
312729

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 (%)
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 8:09 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:095:00
28.88:105:00
38.88:115:00
48.88:135:00
58.88:144:59
68.78:154:59
78.78:154:59
88.78:164:59
98.78:174:59
108.78:184:59
118.78:194:59
128.78:204:59
138.68:214:59
148.68:214:59
158.68:224:59
168.68:235:00
178.68:245:00
188.68:245:00
198.68:255:01
208.68:255:01
218.68:265:01
228.68:265:02
238.68:275:02
248.68:275:03
258.68:285:03
268.68:285:04
278.68:285:05
288.68:285:05
298.68:295:06
308.68:295:07
318.68:295:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.78 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
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141.8Dim
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241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
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311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tekeli?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tekeli.

What to pack for Tekeli in December

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

In December, Tekeli sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tekeli 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 Tekeli peaks around May 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 18UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tekeli 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 Tekeli is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2018 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tekeli?

Tekeli sits at 44.9°N, 78.7°E, 990 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Taldykorgan, 32 km away.

EsikTalgar

Topography around Tekeli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tekeli has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 1,041 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,951 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,737 m.

The land around Tekeli is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
1,951 m
80 km
3,737 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Taldykorgan 32 km · Ushtobe 73 km · Sarqant 111 km · Zharkent 128 km · Shelek 146 km · Konayev 173 km · Esik 197 km · Talgar 211 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 Tekeli (44.8678°, 78.7281°, elevation 990 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).