Türkmenabat weather in December

In December, Türkmenabat sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Türkmenabat's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Türkmenabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:04 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Türkmenabat is city of Turkmenistan.

Founded
1511

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 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical December day in Türkmenabat reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Türkmenabat

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.

Türkmenabat 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 / -1°1741.29.61.3
Feb10° / 254.81.110.52.8
Mar17° / 296.40.411.75.8
Apr24° / 12°193.90137.8
May31° / 17°82014.15.8
Jun36° / 21°20.6014.73.0
Jul37° / 23°00.1014.52.1
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.53.4
Sep30° / 15°10.3012.37.1
Oct23° / 41.40118.8
Nov14° / 133.60.39.95.1
Dec / -0°1330.39.31.8

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%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Türkmenabat gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 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 0 day brings snow.

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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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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:525:19
29.47:535:19
39.47:545:19
49.47:555:19
59.47:555:19
69.47:565:19
79.47:575:19
89.37:585:19
99.37:595:19
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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 7.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
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92.2Moderate
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Türkmenabat

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Türkmenabat?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Türkmenabat.

What to pack for Türkmenabat in December

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

In December, Türkmenabat sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Türkmenabat 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 Türkmenabat peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Türkmenabat 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 Türkmenabat is worst in July — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 2245 µg/m³Jan 1625 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr41Poor
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul45Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Türkmenabat?

Türkmenabat sits at 39.1°N, 63.6°E, 191 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Saýat, 41 km away.

SeydiBukharaKogon ShahriVobkent ShahriMuborakShofirkon Shahri

Topography around Türkmenabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Türkmenabat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m.

The land around Türkmenabat is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
147 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Saýat 41 km · Karakul’ 56 km · Seydi 73 km · Bukhara 107 km · Kogon Shahri 111 km · Vobkent Shahri 130 km · Muborak 137 km · Shofirkon Shahri 141 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 Türkmenabat (39.0733°, 63.5786°, elevation 191 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).