Gumdag weather in December

In December, Gumdag sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.7 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 47% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gumdag's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gumdag's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 10 mm; 2.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 8:40 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 8th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

Gumdag is town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan.

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 Gumdag reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and on par with 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	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	9	2
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	1
9	9	1
10	9	1
11	8	1
12	8	1
13	8	1
14	8	1
15	8	1
16	8	1
17	8	1
18	8	1
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	1
28	8	1
29	8	1
30	8	1
31	8	1

How December really feels in Gumdag

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.

Gumdag 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° / -0°	10	2.7	0.4	9.6	1.6
Feb	10° / 1°	13	3.7	0.8	10.5	2.7
Mar	16° / 6°	26	5	0.3	11.7	5.7
Apr	23° / 12°	23	4.8	0	13	7.7
May	30° / 18°	13	3.2	0	14.1	5.9
Jun	36° / 24°	9	1.6	0	14.7	2.7
Jul	38° / 26°	6	1.1	0	14.5	1.2
Aug	37° / 25°	4	0.9	0	13.5	1.7
Sep	32° / 20°	8	1.6	0	12.3	5.6
Oct	23° / 12°	14	2.7	0	11	8.4
Nov	14° / 5°	16	3.7	0.1	9.9	5.0
Dec	9° / 1°	10	2.7	0.4	9.3	1.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 38%.

	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 (%)	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61
Cloudier (%)	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gumdag gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.11 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	2.2	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
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	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	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 Gumdag

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Gumdag?

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

1.9

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 Gumdag.

What to pack for Gumdag in December

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

In December, Gumdag sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Gumdag 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 Gumdag peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	10	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	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Gumdag 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 Gumdag is worst in September — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 29 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)	29	34	53	46	45	46	47	66	85	77	65	50
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	53	Poor
Apr	46	Poor
May	45	Poor
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	66	Unhealthy
Sep	85	Unhealthy
Oct	77	Unhealthy
Nov	65	Unhealthy
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gumdag?

Gumdag sits at 39.2°N, 54.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Balkanabat, 39 km away.

Topography around Gumdag

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gumdag has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,915 m.

The land around Gumdag is covered by bare terrain (80%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

bare terrain 80%

16 km

151 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

1,915 m

bare terrain 80%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

December weather nearby: Balkanabat 39 km · Jebel 57 km · Bereket 80 km · Gyzylarbat 148 km · Türkmenbaşy 167 km · Magtymguly 170 km · Kalāleh 218 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 223 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 Gumdag (39.2061°, 54.5906°, elevation 5 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	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	9	2
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	1
9	9	1
10	9	1
11	8	1
12	8	1
13	8	1
14	8	1
15	8	1
16	8	1
17	8	1
18	8	1
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	1
28	8	1
29	8	1
30	8	1
31	8	1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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