Balkanabat weather in December

In December, Balkanabat sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 2.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Balkanabat's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balkanabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 8 mm; 2.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 8:42 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 2.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

Balkanabat is city in Turkmenistan.

Founded: 1933

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Balkanabat reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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

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

How December really feels in Balkanabat

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Balkanabat 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 1°	9	2.4	0.4	9.5	1.7
Feb	10° / 2°	11	2.9	0.8	10.4	2.8
Mar	16° / 6°	22	4.4	0.2	11.7	5.7
Apr	23° / 12°	20	4.4	0	13	7.7
May	30° / 18°	11	3	0	14.1	6.2
Jun	35° / 24°	6	1.5	0	14.7	3.0
Jul	38° / 27°	6	0.8	0	14.5	1.5
Aug	37° / 26°	3	0.8	0	13.6	2.0
Sep	31° / 20°	5	1.2	0	12.3	5.9
Oct	23° / 12°	12	2.3	0	11	8.5
Nov	15° / 6°	13	2.9	0.1	9.8	5.3
Dec	9° / 2°	8	2.2	0.3	9.3	2.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	61	61
Cloudier (%)	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Balkanabat gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 2.2 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	7
31	7

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:38	8:38	8:39	8:40	8:41	8:41	8:42	8:43	8:43	8:44	8:44	8:45	8:45	8:46	8:46	8:47	8:47	8:47	8:48	8:48	8:48	8:48
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	8:30	5:55
2	9.4	8:31	5:55
3	9.4	8:32	5:54
4	9.4	8:33	5:54
5	9.3	8:34	5:54
6	9.3	8:34	5:54
7	9.3	8:35	5:54
8	9.3	8:36	5:54
9	9.3	8:37	5:54
10	9.3	8:38	5:54
11	9.3	8:38	5:54
12	9.3	8:39	5:55
13	9.2	8:40	5:55
14	9.2	8:41	5:55
15	9.2	8:41	5:55
16	9.2	8:42	5:55
17	9.2	8:43	5:56
18	9.2	8:43	5:56
19	9.2	8:44	5:56
20	9.2	8:44	5:57
21	9.2	8:45	5:57
22	9.2	8:45	5:58
23	9.2	8:46	5:58
24	9.2	8:46	5:59
25	9.2	8:47	5:59
26	9.2	8:47	6:00
27	9.2	8:47	6:00
28	9.2	8:48	6:01
29	9.2	8:48	6:02
30	9.2	8:48	6:02
31	9.2	8:48	6:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Balkanabat

In seasonPeak

None of Balkanabat's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Balkanabat sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Balkanabat?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balkanabat.

What to pack for Balkanabat in December

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

In December, Balkanabat sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Balkanabat 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 Balkanabat peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	7	8	9	8	6	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Balkanabat 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 Balkanabat is worst in September — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 23 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	28	38	33	31	28	29	36	48	48	44	34
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	33	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Balkanabat?

Balkanabat sits at 39.5°N, 54.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Jebel, 18 km away.

Topography around Balkanabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balkanabat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,584 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,915 m.

The land around Balkanabat is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

541 m

artificial surfaces 49%

16 km

1,584 m

bare terrain 63%

80 km

1,915 m

bare terrain 81%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November Balkanabat year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Jebel 18 km · Gumdag 39 km · Bereket 103 km · Türkmenbaşy 133 km · Gyzylarbat 175 km · Magtymguly 204 km · Kalāleh 257 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 261 km

Turkmenistan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type B / C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,540; 2025
Happiness: 5.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 13.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 456
Religion

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 Balkanabat (39.5108°, 54.3671°, elevation 11 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100