Zhosaly weather in December

In December, Zhosaly sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 3.3 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zhosaly's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhosaly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
9:24 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zhosaly is Village in Kyzylorda region.

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 -1°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zhosaly reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

-20°-10°10°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-7
20-8
3-1-8
4-1-8
5-1-8
6-1-8
7-1-9
8-2-9
9-2-9
10-2-9
11-2-9
12-2-9
13-2-9
14-3-9
15-3-10
16-3-10
17-3-10
18-3-10
19-3-10
20-3-10
21-3-10
22-3-10
23-3-10
24-3-10
25-3-10
26-4-10
27-4-11
28-4-11
29-4-11
30-4-11
31-4-11

How December really feels in Zhosaly

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.

Zhosaly weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -12°103.23.18.90.0
Feb-1° / -10°112.92.110.10.0
Mar / -3°164.11.111.61.7
Apr19° / 163.60.113.27.0
May27° / 14°123014.77.7
Jun32° / 19°72.1015.44.8
Jul34° / 21°61.8015.13.9
Aug32° / 19°51.2013.95.2
Sep25° / 12°40.9012.38.6
Oct16° / 102.4010.76.2
Nov / -3°143.419.30.8
Dec-3° / -10°133.32.58.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144060
154159
164060
174060
184159
194060
204060
213961
223961
233763
243664
253664
263466
273466
283367
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Zhosaly gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1105
2105
3105
4105
5105
6105
7106
8106
9106
10106
11107
12107
13107
14108
15118
16119
17119
18119
191110
201210
211210
221210
231210
241210
251210
261210
271110
281110
291110
301110
311110

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
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 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:10 AM to 9:30 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.89:105:57
28.89:115:56
38.79:125:56
48.79:135:56
58.79:145:56
68.79:155:55
78.69:165:55
88.69:175:55
98.69:185:55
108.69:195:55
118.69:205:55
128.69:215:55
138.69:225:55
148.69:225:55
158.59:235:56
168.59:245:56
178.59:255:56
188.59:255:56
198.59:265:57
208.59:265:57
218.59:275:58
228.59:275:58
238.59:285:58
248.59:285:59
258.59:296:00
268.59:296:00
278.59:296:01
288.59:296:01
298.59:306:02
308.69:306:03
318.69:306:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Zhosaly?

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
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zhosaly.

What to pack for Zhosaly in December

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

In December, Zhosaly sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zhosaly 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 Zhosaly peaks around June 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateLowJun 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zhosaly 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 Zhosaly is worst in April — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateApr 1753 µg/m³Jan 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr54Poor
May45Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zhosaly?

Zhosaly sits at 45.5°N, 64.1°E, 100 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Baikonur, 61 km away.

AralShiyeliZhangaqorghanSatpayev

Topography around Zhosaly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhosaly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Zhosaly is covered by bare terrain (33%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and bare terrain (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
142 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Baikonur 61 km · Kyzylorda 133 km · Tasbuget 141 km · Novokazalinsk 155 km · Aral 237 km · Shiyeli 256 km · Zhangaqorghan 306 km · Satpayev 377 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 Zhosaly (45.4878°, 64.0781°, elevation 100 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).