December Weather in Aqtoghay Kazakhstan

Daily high temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 30°F to 22°F, rarely falling below 9°F or exceeding 41°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 14°F to 6°F, rarely falling below -10°F or exceeding 27°F.

For reference, on July 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Aqtoghay typically range from 66°F to 91°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 3°F to 21°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Redwood Falls, United States (6,114 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Aqtoghay (view comparison).

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The month of December in Aqtoghay experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 51% to 60%.

The clearest day of the month is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time.

For reference, on January 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 60%, while on August 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 83%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Aqtoghay, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 10% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 14% on July 8, and its lowest chance is 5% on September 3.

Over the course of December in Aqtoghay, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 3% to 0%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow increases from 6% to 9%.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Aqtoghay is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.6 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during December in Aqtoghay is gradually increasing, starting the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.9 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.8 inches or falls below 0.3 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 3.5 inches on December 26.

Over the course of December in Aqtoghay, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 8 hours, 31 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 8 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Aqtoghay is 8:06 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 21 minutes later at 8:26 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:52 PM on December 11 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 5:02 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Aqtoghay during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:46 AM and sets 15 hours, 53 minutes later, at 8:39 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:24 AM and sets 8 hours, 31 minutes later, at 4:54 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Aqtoghay is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 7, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Aqtoghay is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 8.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 20, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.6 miles per hour, while on December 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during December is 8.3 miles per hour on December 17.

The hourly average wind direction in Aqtoghay throughout December is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 51% on December 28.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Aqtoghay typically lasts for 5.5 months (167 days), from around April 24 to around October 8, rarely starting before April 5 or after May 10, and rarely ending before September 22 or after October 24.

The month of December in Aqtoghay is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Aqtoghay are essentially constant during December, remaining around 3,506°F throughout.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Aqtoghay is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 1.5 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 1.4 kWh on December 18.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Aqtoghay are 46.950 deg latitude, 79.667 deg longitude, and 1,198 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Aqtoghay is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 36 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,196 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (200 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,578 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Aqtoghay is covered by bare soil (97%), within 10 miles by bare soil (83%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (85%).