Climate averages 1991–2020
Paralakhemundi weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd 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 Paralakhemundi: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Srikakulam (57 km away). In December its highs average 26.9°C, about as warm as Paralakhemundi, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Paralakhemundi ranks joint 265th of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 516th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Paralakhemundi is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 8.7 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
Paralakhemundi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 8.7 | 1.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 31.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 34.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 20 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 33 | 9.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 56 | 9.5 | 13.013 h |
| June | 33.5°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 223 | 20.5 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.6°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 346 | 25.8 | 13.113 h |
| August | 30.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 315 | 26.8 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 261 | 24.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 154 | 16.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 47 | 4.8 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 14 | 1.8 | 11.011 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
- Srikakulam in DecemberIndia · 57 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Rāyagada in DecemberIndia · 84 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 15.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Brahmapur in DecemberIndia · 94 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 18 mm rain
- Vizianagaram in DecemberIndia · 103 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Rasapūdipalem in DecemberIndia · 142 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Visakhapatnam in DecemberIndia · 154 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 20.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Jeypore in DecemberIndia · 161 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Anakapalle in DecemberIndia · 167 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 24 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 Paralakhemundi) is explained once on the Paralakhemundi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.