Climate averages 1991–2020
Amritsar weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Amritsar: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 7.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Batāla (37 km away). In December its highs average 19.8°C, about as warm as Amritsar, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Amritsar ranks joint 673rd of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 549th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Amritsar is 5.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 17.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 42 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Amritsar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 42 | 4.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 20.5°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 66 | 6.3 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 56 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 31 | 5.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 38.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 23 | 6.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 38.5°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 80 | 10.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 33.8°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 194 | 20.3 | 14.014 h |
| August | 32.5°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 171 | 20.1 | 13.313 h |
| September | 32.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 73 | 8.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 14 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 14 | 1.6 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 20.2°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 17 | 2.2 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Batāla in DecemberIndia · 37 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 7.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Lahore in DecemberPakistan · 50 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Narowal in DecemberPakistan · 53 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 7.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Model Town in DecemberPakistan · 54 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 8.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Kapurthala Town in DecemberIndia · 55 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 7.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Kahna Nau in DecemberPakistan · 56 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.9°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Muridke in DecemberPakistan · 62 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Gurdaspur in DecemberIndia · 68 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 35 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 Amritsar) is explained once on the Amritsar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.