Urganch weather in December

In December, Urganch sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 7 mm of precipitation across 2.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Urganch's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urganch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
7 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:23 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Urganch is city in Uzbekistan.

Density
5,000/km²
people per km²
Founded
1643

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 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Urganch reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
25-3
35-4
45-4
55-4
65-4
75-4
84-4
94-4
104-4
114-4
124-4
134-4
144-4
154-4
164-4
174-4
184-4
194-4
204-4
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
253-5
263-5
273-5
283-5
293-5
303-5
313-5

How December really feels in Urganch

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.

Urganch weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°102.71.59.30.0
Feb / -4°112.61.110.30.7
Mar14° / 173.50.311.74.7
Apr22° / 10°163.6013.17.8
May29° / 16°122.6014.36.6
Jun34° / 20°41.2014.93.8
Jul36° / 22°10.3014.72.8
Aug34° / 20°10.1013.74.3
Sep28° / 14°10.3012.38.0
Oct20° / 51.7010.98.1
Nov11° / 92.60.49.73.1
Dec / -4°72.20.890.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205248
215248
225248
235248
245149
255050
265050
274951
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Urganch gets around 7 mm of rain and snow over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
182
282
382
482
582
673
773
873
973
1073
1163
1263
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
1862
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2583
2683
2784
2884
2994
3094
3194

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
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11100
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15100
16100
17100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 8:11 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:115:24
29.28:125:23
39.28:135:23
49.28:145:23
59.18:155:23
69.18:165:23
79.18:175:23
89.18:175:23
99.18:185:23
109.18:195:23
119.18:205:23
129.08:215:23
139.08:215:23
149.08:225:23
159.08:235:24
169.08:235:24
179.08:245:24
189.08:255:24
199.08:255:25
209.08:265:25
219.08:265:26
229.08:275:26
239.08:275:27
249.08:285:27
259.08:285:28
269.08:285:28
279.08:295:29
289.08:295:29
299.08:295:30
309.08:305:31
319.08:305:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.79 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
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
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241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Urganch

In seasonPeak

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

Urganch sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is December a good time to visit Urganch?

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

0.0
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 Urganch.

What to pack for Urganch in December

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

In December, Urganch sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Urganch in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Urganch peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Urganch 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 Urganch is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2254 µg/m³Jan 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr51Poor
May44Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Urganch?

Urganch sits at 41.6°N, 60.6°E, 94 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Beruniy, 18 km away.

Topography around Urganch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urganch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m.

The land around Urganch is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
369 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Beruniy 18 km · Qo’shko’pir 24 km · Khiva 29 km · Shovot 30 km · Novyy Turtkul’ 32 km · Gurlan 38 km · Hazorasp 45 km · Görogly 60 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 Urganch (41.5518°, 60.6314°, elevation 94 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).