Navoiy weather in December

In December, Navoiy sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 7°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 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 Navoiy's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Navoiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:00 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Navoiy is town in Uzbekistan.

Density
4,119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Navoiy reaches about 8°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 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Navoiy

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.

Navoiy 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 / -2°336.92.99.50.8
Feb / -0°417.42.210.42.0
Mar15° / 488.3111.74.9
Apr22° / 10°396.40137.3
May28° / 14°184.3014.26.9
Jun33° / 18°51.5014.84.3
Jul35° / 19°20.4014.63.4
Aug33° / 17°10.2013.64.6
Sep29° / 12°20.4012.37.8
Oct22° / 62010.98.5
Nov14° / 234.80.79.84.7
Dec / -0°245.51.59.21.7

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95149
105050
115050
124951
134951
144852
154852
164753
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234654
244555
254555
264654
274654
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Navoiy gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1173
2172
3172
4172
5172
6172
7173
8173
9173
10173
11183
12184
13184
14184
15185
16185
17185
18186
19186
20186
21197
22197
23197
24197
25197
26197
27197
28197
29207
30207
31207

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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:47 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:475:09
29.37:485:09
39.37:495:09
49.37:505:09
59.37:515:08
69.37:525:08
79.37:535:08
89.27:545:08
99.27:555:08
109.27:555:08
119.27:565:09
129.27:575:09
139.27:585:09
149.27:585:09
159.27:595:09
169.28:005:10
179.28:005:10
189.28:015:10
199.28:025:11
209.18:025:11
219.18:035:11
229.18:035:12
239.18:045:12
249.18:045:13
259.28:045:13
269.28:055:14
279.28:055:15
289.28:055:15
299.28:065:16
309.28:065:17
319.28:065:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.97 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
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
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231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Navoiy?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Navoiy.

What to pack for Navoiy in December

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

In December, Navoiy sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Navoiy 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 Navoiy peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Navoiy 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 Navoiy is worst in July — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 2139 µg/m³Jan 1221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Navoiy?

Navoiy sits at 40.1°N, 65.4°E, 392 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Oqtosh, 50 km away.

Topography around Navoiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Navoiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 388 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Navoiy is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Oqtosh 50 km · Yangirabot 50 km · Nurota 59 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 59 km · Payshamba Shahri 73 km · Shofirkon Shahri 75 km · Vobkent Shahri 75 km · Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri 78 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 Navoiy (40.0844°, 65.3792°, elevation 392 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).