Climate averages 1991–2020
Taldykorgan weather
in December.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 11th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Taldykorgan: daytime highs average -0.3°C and nights cool to about -10.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of precipitation on roughly 7 days, which makes December a month with light precipitation (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 51 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sarqant (129 km away). In December its highs average -0.3°C, about as warm as Taldykorgan, with 35 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Taldykorgan ranks joint 7th of 26 for the warmest December highs and joint 22nd of 26 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Taldykorgan is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.2°C to -2.5°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 34 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Taldykorgan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.5°C-13.1°C | -13.1°C | 27 | 6.7 | 9.29 h |
| February | 0.2°C-10.6°C | -10.6°C | 28 | 6.4 | 10.410 h |
| March | 8.2°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 41 | 7.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.8°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 56 | 8.8 | 13.513 h |
| May | 22.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 56 | 8.7 | 14.815 h |
| June | 27.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 36 | 7.7 | 15.616 h |
| July | 29.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 36 | 7.0 | 15.215 h |
| August | 28.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 21 | 4.1 | 14.114 h |
| September | 23.4°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 20 | 4.3 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.9°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 34 | 5.9 | 11.011 h |
| November | 7.0°C-3.9°C | -3.9°C | 45 | 7.6 | 9.610 h |
| December, selected | -0.3°C-10.7°C | -10.7°C | 34 | 7.1 | 8.89 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Sarqant in DecemberKazakhstan · 129 kmHigh -0.3°C · Low -10.1°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Qarasu in DecemberChina · 185 kmHigh 1.0°C · Low -10.2°C · 22 mm precipitation
- Huocheng in DecemberChina · 225 kmHigh 2.3°C · Low -8.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Almaty in DecemberKazakhstan · 228 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -7.8°C · 34 mm precipitation
- Ghulja in DecemberChina · 264 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -7.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Karakol in DecemberKyrgyzstan · 281 kmHigh -3.1°C · Low -12.6°C · 30 mm precipitation
- Bole in DecemberChina · 291 kmHigh -4.7°C · Low -11.1°C · 6.5 mm precipitation
- Balqash in DecemberKazakhstan · 332 kmHigh -5.7°C · Low -10.8°C · 13 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Taldykorgan) is explained once on the Taldykorgan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.