Climate averages 1991–2020
Dehradun weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd 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 Dehradun: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 5.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 14 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Haridwar (44 km away). In December its highs average 20.8°C, 1.9°C warmer than Dehradun, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Dehradun ranks 683rd of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 532nd of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Dehradun is 6.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 17.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 44 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
Dehradun climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.1°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 44 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| February | 19.8°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 59 | 6.3 | 11.111 h |
| March | 24.8°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 42 | 5.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 27 | 5.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 33.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 32 | 7.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 32.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 133 | 14.2 | 14.114 h |
| July | 28.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 419 | 28.4 | 13.914 h |
| August | 28.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 414 | 28.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 27.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 178 | 17.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 16 | 2.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 22.7°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 4.5 | 1.2 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 18.9°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 15 | 2.2 | 10.210 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
- Haridwar in DecemberIndia · 44 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Roorkee in DecemberIndia · 53 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 7.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Sahāranpur in DecemberIndia · 61 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Jagādhri in DecemberIndia · 72 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Yamuna Nagar in DecemberIndia · 75 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Deoband in DecemberIndia · 78 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 8.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Najībābād in DecemberIndia · 85 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Muzaffarnagar in DecemberIndia · 100 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 9.1°C · 14 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 Dehradun) is explained once on the Dehradun year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.