Climate averages 1991–2020
Karnāl 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 Karnāl: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 9.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 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 17 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Panipat (34 km away). In December its highs average 21.6°C, about as warm as Karnāl, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Karnāl ranks joint 648th of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 496th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Karnāl is 4.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 38 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
Karnāl climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 38 | 3.8 | 10.510 h |
| February | 22.0°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 47 | 4.6 | 11.111 h |
| March | 27.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.1°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.913 h |
| May | 38.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 24 | 6.6 | 13.614 h |
| June | 37.6°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 76 | 10.0 | 14.014 h |
| July | 33.1°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 212 | 20.7 | 13.914 h |
| August | 31.8°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 191 | 21.2 | 13.213 h |
| September | 31.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 117 | 10.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 14 | 1.8 | 11.511 h |
| November | 26.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 5.9 | 0.9 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 21.2°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 13 | 1.5 | 10.310 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
- Panipat in DecemberIndia · 34 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Thānesar in DecemberIndia · 35 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Kairāna in DecemberIndia · 39 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Shāmli in DecemberIndia · 41 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Yamuna Nagar in DecemberIndia · 56 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Kaithal in DecemberIndia · 58 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Jagādhri in DecemberIndia · 61 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Sahāranpur in DecemberIndia · 62 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 22 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 Karnāl) is explained once on the Karnāl year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.