Climate averages 1991–2020
Balotra weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Balotra: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 33 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bārmer (85 km away). In December its highs average 25.9°C, 0.5°C cooler than Balotra, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Balotra ranks joint 312th of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 10th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Balotra is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.9 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
Balotra climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 2.9 | 0.7 | 10.711 h |
| February | 28.2°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 3.3 | 0.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 33.7°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 38.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 2.2 | 0.7 | 12.813 h |
| May | 41.0°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 4.8 | 1.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 39.3°C28.3°C | 28.3°C | 23 | 3.1 | 13.714 h |
| July | 34.9°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 118 | 9.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 32.8°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 101 | 10.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 34.8°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 43 | 4.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 11 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 31.1°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 1.9 | 0.3 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 26.5°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10.611 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
- Bārmer in DecemberIndia · 85 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Jodhpur in DecemberIndia · 91 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Pāli in DecemberIndia · 109 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Deesa in DecemberIndia · 175 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Pālanpur in DecemberIndia · 186 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Udaipur in DecemberIndia · 203 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.5°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Beāwar in DecemberIndia · 210 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Nāgaur in DecemberIndia · 213 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.4 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 Balotra) is explained once on the Balotra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.