Temirtau weather in December

In December, Temirtau sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Temirtau's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Temirtau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
9:08 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temirtau is place in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.

Density
576/km²
people per km²
Founded
1909

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 -7°C in the first days to -10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Temirtau reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°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 -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)
1-6-14
2-7-14
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31-10-17

How December really feels in Temirtau

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.

Temirtau 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-11° / -18°175.16.68.30.0
Feb-9° / -18°185.36.19.70.0
Mar-2° / -10°246.15.111.50.0
Apr12° / 296.61.713.53.3
May20° / 367.90.215.26.5
Jun24° / 13°448.8016.17.1
Jul26° / 14°5210.6015.76.8
Aug24° / 12°306.6014.37.5
Sep18° / 2250.112.46.5
Oct10° / -0°286.22.410.52.4
Nov-1° / -9°276.868.80.0
Dec-9° / -16°226.47.77.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152377
162377
172377
182377
192377
202377
212377
222278
232278
242278
252179
262179
272179
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Temirtau gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 (%)
12023
22024
32024
42024
51923
61923
71923
81922
91822
101822
111822
121822
131922
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152022
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182124
192125
202225
212226
222326
232327
242327
252227
262227
272126
282126
292025
301924
311924

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
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8100
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24100
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26100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

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
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3118light breeze

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 8:53 AM to 9:14 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:535:03
28.18:545:03
38.18:555:02
48.18:575:02
58.18:585:01
68.08:595:01
78.09:005:01
88.09:015:01
98.09:025:00
108.09:035:00
117.99:045:00
127.99:055:00
137.99:065:00
147.99:075:00
157.99:075:00
167.99:085:00
177.99:095:01
187.99:105:01
197.99:105:01
207.89:115:02
217.89:115:02
227.89:125:02
237.89:125:03
247.89:135:03
257.99:135:04
267.99:135:05
277.99:145:05
287.99:145:06
297.99:145:07
307.99:145:08
317.99:145:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1 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
61.0Dim
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 Temirtau?

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 Temirtau.

What to pack for Temirtau in December

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

In December, Temirtau sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Temirtau 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 Temirtau 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
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Temirtau 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 Temirtau is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Temirtau?

Temirtau sits at 50.1°N, 73.0°E, 514 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Saran, 29 km away.

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Topography around Temirtau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Temirtau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m.

The land around Temirtau is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
437 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Saran 29 km · Karagandy 30 km · Shakhtinsk 46 km · Abay 47 km · Astana 165 km · Ekibastuz 249 km · Stepnogorsk 266 km · Makinsk 337 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 Temirtau (50.052°, 72.955°, elevation 514 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).