Kogon Shahri weather in December

In December, Kogon Shahri sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.3 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 36% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kogon Shahri's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kogon Shahri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:02 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Kogon Shahri is city in Uzbekistan.

Density
4,153/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 Kogon Shahri reaches about 9°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 2°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 Kogon Shahri

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.

Kogon Shahri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°214.91.59.51.2
Feb10° / 265.20.910.42.7
Mar17° / 326.30.411.75.8
Apr25° / 12°244.80137.6
May31° / 17°102.5014.25.6
Jun36° / 21°20.5014.82.7
Jul38° / 23°10.2014.51.7
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.63.0
Sep30° / 16°10.2012.36.6
Oct23° / 51.7010.98.7
Nov15° / 153.80.39.85.2
Dec / -0°143.30.59.21.8

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45446
55446
65347
75248
85248
95149
105149
115050
125050
134951
144852
154852
164753
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264753
274753
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kogon Shahri gets around 14 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 12% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 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
111calm
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411calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 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 7:50 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:505:13
29.47:515:13
39.47:525:13
49.37:535:13
59.37:535:13
69.37:545:13
79.37:555:13
89.37:565:13
99.37:575:13
109.37:585:13
119.27:585:13
129.27:595:13
139.28:005:13
149.28:015:13
159.28:015:14
169.28:025:14
179.28:035:14
189.28:035:15
199.28:045:15
209.28:045:15
219.28:055:16
229.28:055:16
239.28:065:17
249.28:065:17
259.28:075:18
269.28:075:18
279.28:075:19
289.28:085:20
299.28:085:20
309.28:085:21
319.28:085:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
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221.9Dim
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251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kogon Shahri

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Kogon Shahri?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kogon Shahri.

What to pack for Kogon Shahri in December

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

In December, Kogon Shahri sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kogon Shahri 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 Kogon Shahri peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kogon Shahri 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 Kogon Shahri is worst in July — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2252 µg/m³Jan 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr44Poor
May41Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kogon Shahri?

Kogon Shahri sits at 39.7°N, 64.6°E, 223 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Bukhara, 12 km away.

Türkmenabat

Topography around Kogon Shahri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kogon Shahri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Kogon Shahri is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and bare terrain (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
653 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Bukhara 12 km · Vobkent Shahri 31 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 43 km · Shofirkon Shahri 44 km · Karakul’ 65 km · Muborak 73 km · Navoiy 81 km · Türkmenabat 111 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 Kogon Shahri (39.7275°, 64.5547°, elevation 223 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).