G‘azalkent weather in December

In December, G‘azalkent sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is G‘azalkent's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see G‘azalkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:47 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

G‘azalkent is city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.

Founded
1932

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 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in G‘azalkent reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-5
25-5
34-5
44-6
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113-6
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How December really feels in G‘azalkent

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
13 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

G‘azalkent 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 / -8°8611.5109.30.0
Feb / -6°10911.48.710.30.0
Mar / -1°11913.95.811.71.8
Apr16° / 13914.51.213.14.6
May21° / 10112.20.114.36.3
Jun26° / 13°407.9014.97.6
Jul28° / 15°153.3014.77.9
Aug27° / 13°112.6013.78.4
Sep23° / 172.9012.38.7
Oct16° / 526.70.710.95.9
Nov / -2°869.63.99.71.9
Dec / -7°9211.1890.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
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35050
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54951
64852
74852
84852
94753
104753
114753
124654
134555
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

G‘azalkent gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23421
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273628
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303528
313528

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 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:344:47
29.27:354:47
39.27:364:47
49.27:374:46
59.17:384:46
69.17:394:46
79.17:404:46
89.17:414:46
99.17:424:46
109.17:434:46
119.07:434:46
129.07:444:46
139.07:454:47
149.07:464:47
159.07:464:47
169.07:474:47
179.07:484:48
189.07:484:48
199.07:494:48
209.07:494:49
219.07:504:49
229.07:504:49
239.07:514:50
249.07:514:50
259.07:524:51
269.07:524:52
279.07:524:52
289.07:534:53
299.07:534:54
309.07:534:54
319.07:534:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
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101.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for G‘azalkent

In seasonPeak

In December, G‘azalkent sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

G‘azalkent's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit G‘azalkent?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in G‘azalkent.

What to pack for G‘azalkent in December

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

In December, G‘azalkent sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in G‘azalkent 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 G‘azalkent peaks around May 24 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 24UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in G‘azalkent 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 G‘azalkent is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1431 µg/m³Jan 1119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is G‘azalkent?

G‘azalkent sits at 41.6°N, 69.8°E, 702 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Iskandar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around G‘azalkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around G‘azalkent has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 746 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,945 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,719 m.

The land around G‘azalkent is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
1,945 m
80 km
3,719 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Iskandar 6.0 km · Chirchiq 19 km · Parkent 30 km · Qibray 32 km · Salor 40 km · Yunusobod 46 km · Saryaghash 51 km · Bektemir 53 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 G‘azalkent (41.5581°, 69.7708°, elevation 702 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).