Halaç weather in December

In December, Halaç sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 4.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Halaç's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halaç's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:56 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Halaç is city in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.

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 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Halaç reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2122
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7112
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10112
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How December really feels in Halaç

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.

Halaç weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 276.11.79.72.2
Feb12° / 406.51.210.53.5
Mar18° / 457.90.311.76.2
Apr26° / 13°325.50137.2
May33° / 19°143.10144.5
Jun38° / 23°20.6014.61.4
Jul40° / 25°00.2014.40.1
Aug38° / 22°00.1013.51.2
Sep33° / 17°10.2012.34.8
Oct25° / 10°51.30118.7
Nov16° / 204.40.39.96.0
Dec11° / 224.80.79.42.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35545
45545
55446
65446
75347
85347
95248
105248
115149
125050
135050
145050
154951
164951
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184951
194951
204951
215050
224951
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264951
275050
285050
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315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Halaç gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1151
2151
3151
4151
5151
6151
7152
8152
9152
10162
11162
12162
13162
14162
15162
16162
17162
18162
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20163
21163
22163
23163
24163
25163
26163
27163
28164
29164
30174
31174

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
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8100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 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 7:44 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:445:17
29.57:455:17
39.57:465:16
49.57:465:16
59.57:475:16
69.57:485:16
79.57:495:16
89.47:505:16
99.47:515:16
109.47:515:16
119.47:525:17
129.47:535:17
139.47:545:17
149.47:545:17
159.47:555:17
169.47:565:18
179.47:565:18
189.47:575:18
199.47:575:19
209.47:585:19
219.47:585:20
229.47:595:20
239.47:595:21
249.48:005:21
259.48:005:22
269.48:015:22
279.48:015:23
289.48:015:23
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309.48:025:25
319.48:025:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Halaç

In seasonPeak

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

Halaç sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Halaç?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Halaç.

What to pack for Halaç in December

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

In December, Halaç sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Halaç 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 Halaç peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Halaç 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 Halaç is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1636 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Halaç?

Halaç sits at 38.1°N, 64.9°E, 233 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Kerki, 39 km away.

MagdanlyBeshkentSaýatQarshiKosonQarqīnAndkhoy

Topography around Halaç

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halaç has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m.

The land around Halaç is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
319 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kerki 39 km · Magdanly 106 km · Beshkent 107 km · Saýat 118 km · Qarshi 118 km · Koson 124 km · Qarqīn 126 km · Andkhoy 126 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
Muslim 93%Christian 6%

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 Halaç (38.072°, 64.8794°, elevation 233 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).