Weather in Almaty in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Almaty in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +3°C with a maximum of +12°C and a minimum of -26°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +1°C.
Is Almaty warm or cold in December?
Almaty is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -1°C to -5°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Almaty, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Almaty in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +3°C | +1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -18°C | -26°C | -30°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +16°C | +13°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 42 mm | 15 mm | 5 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 78% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1024 HPa | 1023 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 9 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +3°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 42 mm to 15 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 0 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Almaty is gradually increasing during December, going from 0 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Almaty.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Almaty?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Almaty in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+14°C) and the highest in 2023 (+16°C). The driest year was 2023 with only 529 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1999 with 1482 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Almaty, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.