Beshkent weather in December

In December, Beshkent sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 5.8 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 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Beshkent's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beshkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:55 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Beshkent is human settlement in Uzbekistan.

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 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Beshkent reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 10°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)
1121
2121
3111
4111
5111
6111
7111
8110
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
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19100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
2990
3090
3190

How December really feels in Beshkent

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.

Beshkent 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°367.42.39.61.8
Feb11° / 477.61.710.53.0
Mar17° / 548.90.711.75.5
Apr24° / 11°426.90.1137.3
May30° / 15°234.6014.16.2
Jun35° / 19°41.3014.73.5
Jul36° / 20°10.2014.42.9
Aug34° / 18°00.1013.54.2
Sep30° / 13°20.5012.37.3
Oct23° / 92.40118.7
Nov16° / 265.20.59.95.6
Dec10° / 295.81.19.32.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45446
55347
65248
75149
85149
95149
105050
114951
124852
134852
144753
154753
164852
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244753
254753
264852
274753
284753
294753
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Beshkent gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1193
2193
3193
4193
5193
6193
7193
8193
9193
10193
11193
12193
13193
14193
15193
16183
17183
18184
19194
20194
21194
22195
23195
24195
25195
26205
27206
28206
29216
30216
31216

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 7:43 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:435:12
29.57:445:11
39.47:455:11
49.47:455:11
59.47:465:11
69.47:475:11
79.47:485:11
89.47:495:11
99.47:505:11
109.37:505:11
119.37:515:11
129.37:525:11
139.37:535:12
149.37:535:12
159.37:545:12
169.37:555:12
179.37:555:13
189.37:565:13
199.37:565:13
209.37:575:14
219.37:585:14
229.37:585:15
239.37:585:15
249.37:595:16
259.37:595:16
269.38:005:17
279.38:005:17
289.38:005:18
299.38:015:19
309.38:015:19
319.38:015:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.1 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Beshkent?

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

2.6
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 Beshkent.

What to pack for Beshkent in December

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

In December, Beshkent sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Beshkent 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 Beshkent peaks around June 18 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 highModerateJun 18UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Beshkent 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 Beshkent is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1937 µg/m³Jan 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May36Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Beshkent?

Beshkent sits at 38.8°N, 65.7°E, 355 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Qarshi, 13 km away.

ChiroqchiShahrisabzHalaçKitob

Topography around Beshkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beshkent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 354 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m.

The land around Beshkent is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
993 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Qarshi 13 km · Koson 25 km · G‘uzor 56 km · Muborak 65 km · Chiroqchi 83 km · Shahrisabz 105 km · Halaç 107 km · Kitob 112 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,968
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 439
Religion
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%

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 Beshkent (38.8214°, 65.6531°, elevation 355 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).