Yolöten weather in December

In December, Yolöten sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 3.6 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 46% 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 Yolöten's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yolöten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:03 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Yolöten is city in Mary 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

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

A typical December day in Yolöten 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 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)
1133
2123
3122
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5122
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7122
8112
9112
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12112
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How December really feels in Yolöten

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.

Yolöten 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° / 244.81.99.72.7
Feb12° / 346.31.710.63.7
Mar18° / 417.10.411.76.2
Apr25° / 13°264.8012.97.5
May32° / 18°102.50145.2
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.52.4
Jul38° / 24°00.1014.31.3
Aug36° / 22°00.1013.42.6
Sep31° / 16°00.1012.36.1
Oct24° / 10°61.40118.9
Nov17° / 153.50.2106.2
Dec11° / 173.60.69.53.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46337
56238
66238
76139
86040
95941
105941
115941
125842
135842
145743
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225644
235743
245743
255842
265941
275941
285842
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yolöten gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 3.6 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 (%)
1122
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7122
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14122
15132
16132
17132
18132
19133
20123
21123
22122
23122
24122
25122
26122
27122
28123
29133
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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2113light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:525:29
29.67:535:29
39.67:545:29
49.67:545:29
59.67:555:29
69.57:565:29
79.57:575:29
89.57:585:29
99.57:585:29
109.57:595:29
119.58:005:29
129.58:015:29
139.58:015:29
149.58:025:30
159.58:035:30
169.48:035:30
179.48:045:30
189.48:055:31
199.48:055:31
209.48:065:32
219.48:065:32
229.48:075:32
239.48:075:33
249.48:085:33
259.48:085:34
269.48:085:34
279.48:095:35
289.48:095:36
299.58:095:36
309.58:105:37
319.58:105:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Yolöten

In seasonPeak

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

Yolöten 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 Yolöten?

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

3.3
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 Yolöten.

What to pack for Yolöten in December

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

In December, Yolöten sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Yolöten in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yolöten peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 22UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yolöten 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 Yolöten 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 Yolöten?

Yolöten sits at 37.3°N, 62.4°E, 263 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Türkmengala, 14 km away.

ÇaşgynSarahsSarakhsTejenSaýat

Topography around Yolöten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yolöten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m.

The land around Yolöten is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
356 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Türkmengala 14 km · Bayramaly 39 km · Mary 57 km · Çaşgyn 90 km · Sarahs 133 km · Sarakhs 136 km · Tejen 164 km · Saýat 212 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 Yolöten (37.2989°, 62.3597°, elevation 263 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).