Sho‘rchi weather in December

In December, Sho‘rchi sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°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 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sho‘rchi's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sho‘rchi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:44 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Sho‘rchi is city in Uzbekistan.

Founded
1976

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 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sho‘rchi reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2123
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How December really feels in Sho‘rchi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sho‘rchi 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 / 408.53.29.71.9
Feb11° / 559.73.110.52.7
Mar17° / 5910111.75.2
Apr23° / 12°467.70.1137.1
May29° / 17°254.90146.3
Jun35° / 21°51.4014.63.3
Jul37° / 22°10.2014.42.3
Aug34° / 20°00.1013.53.9
Sep30° / 15°20.4012.37.0
Oct23° / 10°81.90118.7
Nov16° / 285.70.69.95.8
Dec11° / 346.81.89.42.9

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95050
104951
114951
124951
134852
144753
154753
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sho‘rchi gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1235
2235
3235
4235
5245
6246
7246
8246
9246
10246
11246
12246
13246
14246
15246
16246
17236
18236
19226
20226
21226
22216
23216
24206
25206
26205
27205
28205
29206
30206
31206

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 (%)
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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 6 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
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 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 7:32 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:325:05
29.57:335:05
39.57:345:05
49.57:355:05
59.57:355:05
69.57:365:05
79.57:375:05
89.47:385:05
99.47:395:05
109.47:405:05
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129.47:415:05
139.47:425:06
149.47:425:06
159.47:435:06
169.47:445:06
179.47:445:07
189.47:455:07
199.47:455:07
209.47:465:08
219.47:475:08
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249.47:485:10
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269.47:495:11
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
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192.2Moderate
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212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sho‘rchi?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sho‘rchi.

What to pack for Sho‘rchi in December

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

In December, Sho‘rchi sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sho‘rchi 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 Sho‘rchi peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sho‘rchi 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 Sho‘rchi is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1433 µg/m³Jan 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sho‘rchi?

Sho‘rchi sits at 38.0°N, 67.8°E, 450 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Denov, 31 km away.

HisorBokhtarKolkhozobod

Topography around Sho‘rchi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sho‘rchi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 446 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,784 m.

The land around Sho‘rchi is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
3,784 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Denov 31 km · Boysun 56 km · Zarhalol 68 km · Tursunzoda 69 km · Moskovskiy 82 km · Hisor 89 km · Bokhtar 89 km · Kolkhozobod 89 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 Sho‘rchi (37.9994°, 67.7875°, elevation 450 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).