Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhezqazghan weather
in December.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 10th 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 Zhezqazghan: daytime highs average -6.0°C and nights cool to about -13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of precipitation on roughly 5 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 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (368 km away). In December its highs average -0.4°C, 5.6°C warmer than Zhezqazghan, with 13 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Zhezqazghan ranks 14th of 26 for the warmest December highs and joint 9th of 26 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Zhezqazghan is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.6°C to -8.7°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 17 mm to 14 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
Zhezqazghan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.7°C-15.9°C | -15.9°C | 14 | 4.6 | 8.99 h |
| February | -6.5°C-15.3°C | -15.3°C | 16 | 4.4 | 10.210 h |
| March | 2.7°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 19 | 4.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.6°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 19 | 4.6 | 15.115 h |
| June | 28.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 17 | 4.2 | 15.916 h |
| July | 29.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 18 | 4.8 | 15.616 h |
| August | 28.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 12 | 2.7 | 14.314 h |
| September | 21.3°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 7.2 | 1.8 | 12.613 h |
| October | 12.3°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 17 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| November | 1.4°C-5.9°C | -5.9°C | 19 | 5.0 | 9.39 h |
| December, selected | -6.0°C-13.1°C | -13.1°C | 17 | 5.0 | 8.58 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
- Kyzylorda in DecemberKazakhstan · 368 kmHigh -0.4°C · Low -7.2°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Baikonur in DecemberKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh -2.0°C · Low -8.6°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Karagandy in DecemberKazakhstan · 454 kmHigh -8.4°C · Low -15.3°C · 23 mm precipitation
- Temirtau in DecemberKazakhstan · 458 kmHigh -8.9°C · Low -15.8°C · 22 mm precipitation
- Astana in DecemberKazakhstan · 463 kmHigh -8.7°C · Low -15.4°C · 21 mm precipitation
- Turkistan in DecemberKazakhstan · 502 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -4.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Balqash in DecemberKazakhstan · 558 kmHigh -5.7°C · Low -10.8°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Taraz in DecemberKazakhstan · 615 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -6.9°C · 33 mm rain
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 Zhezqazghan) is explained once on the Zhezqazghan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.