Weather in Nur-Sultan in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Nur-Sultan;
Average weather
Average temperature in Nur-Sultan in December
The temperature in December is -6°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +4°C during the day and a minimum of -32°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 3% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to 0°C.
Is Nur-Sultan warm or cold in December?
Nur-Sultan is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -2°C to -9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -10°C to -16°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Nur-Sultan, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Nur-Sultan in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -9°C | -11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -37°C | -41°C | -40°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +5°C | +3°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 7 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 82% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1025 HPa | 1027 HPa | 1027 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 9 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From -2°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -9°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 7 mm to 1 mm. Humidity rises from 81% to 82%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 14 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Nur-Sultan is gradually decreasing during December, going from 7 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Nur-Sultan.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Nur-Sultan?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nur-Sultan in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+6°C) and the highest in 2023 (+10°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 132 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2001 with 397 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nur-Sultan, 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.