Climate averages 1991–2020
Rourkela weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest 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 warm month in Rourkela: daytime highs average 25.7°C and nights cool to about 13.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jharsuguda (97 km away). In December its highs average 26.2°C, 0.5°C warmer than Rourkela, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Rourkela ranks joint 352nd 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; Rourkela is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 21 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
Rourkela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 21 | 2.3 | 10.911 h |
| February | 29.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 16 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 34.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 24 | 4.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 38.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 31 | 5.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.1°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 44 | 8.0 | 13.213 h |
| June | 34.4°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 262 | 19.3 | 13.513 h |
| July | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 352 | 27.7 | 13.413 h |
| August | 29.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 314 | 27.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.2°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 206 | 21.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 63 | 8.2 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 9.6 | 1.5 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 25.7°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 13 | 1.4 | 10.811 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
- Jharsuguda in DecemberIndia · 97 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Brajarajnagar in DecemberIndia · 108 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Sambalpur in DecemberIndia · 125 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.0°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Ranchi in DecemberIndia · 132 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Bhetia in DecemberIndia · 146 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Jamshedpur in DecemberIndia · 150 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Raigarh in DecemberIndia · 156 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Bargarh in DecemberIndia · 162 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 9.7 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 Rourkela) is explained once on the Rourkela year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.