Qayroqqum weather in December

In December, Qayroqqum sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Qayroqqum's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qayroqqum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:43 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Qayroqqum is human settlement in Tajikistan.

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 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Qayroqqum reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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271
371
471
571
671
771
871
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How December really feels in Qayroqqum

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Qayroqqum weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°266.14.19.50.0
Feb / 397.7410.40.7
Mar13° / 5810.2211.73.6
Apr20° / 11°6410.70.3136.2
May26° / 15°387.7014.27.0
Jun32° / 19°153.9014.85.1
Jul33° / 21°61.7014.64.3
Aug32° / 20°40.9013.65.5
Sep27° / 15°81.4012.38.3
Oct19° / 214.50.310.97.3
Nov11° / 366.71.79.83.2
Dec / 327.43.99.20.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44852
54753
64753
74654
84654
94654
104555
114555
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174357
184258
194258
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214258
224258
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244159
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264159
274159
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Qayroqqum gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12612
22612
32612
42612
52612
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92512
102412
112412
122412
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212213
222313
232213
242213
252213
262213
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282113
292112
302012
312012

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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28100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 4:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:304:51
29.37:314:51
39.37:324:50
49.37:334:50
59.37:344:50
69.37:354:50
79.27:364:50
89.27:374:50
99.27:374:50
109.27:384:50
119.27:394:50
129.27:404:50
139.27:414:51
149.27:414:51
159.27:424:51
169.17:434:51
179.17:434:52
189.17:444:52
199.17:444:52
209.17:454:53
219.17:454:53
229.17:464:54
239.17:464:54
249.17:474:55
259.17:474:55
269.17:484:56
279.17:484:56
289.17:484:57
299.27:494:58
309.27:494:58
319.27:494:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Qayroqqum?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qayroqqum.

What to pack for Qayroqqum in December

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

In December, Qayroqqum sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Qayroqqum in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qayroqqum peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 23UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qayroqqum 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 Qayroqqum is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1336 µg/m³Dec 2419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Poor
May37Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qayroqqum?

Qayroqqum sits at 40.3°N, 69.8°E, 362 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Buston, 9.0 km away.

SuluktuBekobodRazzakovKonibodom

Topography around Qayroqqum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qayroqqum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,812 m.

The land around Qayroqqum is covered by cropland (36%) and water (29%) within 3 km, cropland (26%), bare terrain (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
751 m
80 km
4,812 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
December weather nearby: Buston 9.0 km · Khujand 15 km · Proletar 27 km · Istiqlol 36 km · Suluktu 41 km · Bekobod 45 km · Razzakov 53 km · Konibodom 54 km

Tajikistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,637
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
65%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
15.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 409
Religion
Muslim 98%

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 Qayroqqum (40.266°, 69.7959°, elevation 362 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).