Climate averages 1991–2020
Māler Kotla 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 Māler Kotla: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 8.2°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 13 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sangrūr (32 km away). In December its highs average 21.2°C, about as warm as Māler Kotla, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Māler Kotla ranks joint 661st 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; Māler Kotla is 4.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 18.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 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
Māler Kotla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 42 | 3.8 | 10.410 h |
| February | 21.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 54 | 5.3 | 11.111 h |
| March | 27.4°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 45 | 5.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.9°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 27 | 6.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 38.4°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 66 | 9.5 | 14.114 h |
| July | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 173 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| August | 32.4°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 160 | 19.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 32.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 88 | 9.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 18 | 2.2 | 11.511 h |
| November | 26.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 8.6 | 1.2 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 20.8°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 13 | 1.7 | 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
- Sangrūr in DecemberIndia · 32 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Barnāla in DecemberIndia · 36 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.2°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Khanna in DecemberIndia · 38 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Ludhiana in DecemberIndia · 42 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Gobindgarh in DecemberIndia · 43 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Patiāla in DecemberIndia · 54 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Rajpura in DecemberIndia · 69 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Moga in DecemberIndia · 75 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.0°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 Māler Kotla) is explained once on the Māler Kotla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.