Türkmengala weather in December

In December, Türkmengala sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 3.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Türkmengala's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Türkmengala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:04 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Türkmengala is city in Mary Region, Turkmenistan.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Türkmengala reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°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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How December really feels in Türkmengala

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.

Türkmengala 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
Jan10° / 214.81.89.72.6
Feb12° / 305.91.510.63.7
Mar18° / 376.70.411.76.3
Apr25° / 12°244.7012.97.6
May31° / 17°102.50145.6
Jun36° / 21°10.3014.53.1
Jul37° / 23°00.1014.32.0
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.43.3
Sep30° / 15°10.1012.36.7
Oct24° / 10°61.40118.9
Nov16° / 143.50.3106.2
Dec11° / 153.30.69.53.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56139
66040
76040
85941
95842
105941
115842
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175644
185545
195545
205644
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225743
235644
245743
255842
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285842
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315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Türkmengala gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 3.3 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11122
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17122
18122
19112
20112
21112
22112
23112
24112
25112
26122
27122
28122
29122
30133
31133

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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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

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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511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 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 7:52 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:525:29
29.67:535:29
39.67:545:28
49.67:555:28
59.57:565:28
69.57:575:28
79.57:575:28
89.57:585:28
99.57:595:28
109.58:005:28
119.58:005:29
129.58:015:29
139.58:025:29
149.48:035:29
159.48:035:29
169.48:045:30
179.48:045:30
189.48:055:30
199.48:065:31
209.48:065:31
219.48:075:32
229.48:075:32
239.48:085:33
249.48:085:33
259.48:085:34
269.48:095:34
279.48:095:35
289.48:095:35
299.48:105:36
309.48:105:37
319.58:105:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Türkmengala

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Türkmengala?

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

3.2
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 Türkmengala.

What to pack for Türkmengala in December

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

In December, Türkmengala sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Türkmengala 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 Türkmengala peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 21UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Türkmengala 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 Türkmengala is worst in July — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1970 µg/m³Jan 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr52Poor
May51Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Türkmengala?

Türkmengala sits at 37.4°N, 62.3°E, 256 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Yolöten, 14 km away.

ÇaşgynSarahsSarakhsTejenSaýat

Topography around Türkmengala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Türkmengala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m.

The land around Türkmengala is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
294 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Yolöten 14 km · Bayramaly 26 km · Mary 49 km · Çaşgyn 81 km · Sarahs 141 km · Sarakhs 143 km · Tejen 162 km · Saýat 203 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 Türkmengala (37.4247°, 62.3382°, elevation 256 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).