Climate averages 1991–2020
Imphal weather
in December.
A mild, very 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 Imphal: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 10.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 38 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kohima (98 km away). In December its highs average 16.7°C, 3.8°C cooler than Imphal, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Imphal ranks joint 668th of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 447th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Imphal is 5.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 10 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
Imphal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.0°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 10 | 2.0 | 10.811 h |
| February | 22.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.311 h |
| March | 25.5°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 42 | 6.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 61 | 10.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 27.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 167 | 17.8 | 13.313 h |
| June | 27.0°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 251 | 24.7 | 13.614 h |
| July | 26.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 257 | 27.2 | 13.514 h |
| August | 26.4°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 203 | 26.1 | 13.013 h |
| September | 26.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 145 | 21.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 25.3°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 94 | 14.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 22.9°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 23 | 3.2 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 20.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 11 | 1.5 | 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
- Kohima in DecemberIndia · 98 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Silchar in DecemberIndia · 116 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Dimāpur in DecemberIndia · 125 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Aizawl in DecemberIndia · 173 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 7.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Kalemyo in DecemberMyanmar · 180 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Sylhet in DecemberBangladesh · 209 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Nagaon in DecemberIndia · 214 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Jorhat in DecemberIndia · 218 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 13.7°C · 11 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 Imphal) is explained once on the Imphal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.