Climate averages 1991–2020
Shivamogga weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest 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 hot month in Shivamogga: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bhadrāvati (17 km away). In December its highs average 28.8°C, about as warm as Shivamogga, with 8.8 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Shivamogga ranks joint 109th of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 261st of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Shivamogga is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 7.1 mm to 1.4 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
Shivamogga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| February | 32.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| March | 34.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 8.5 | 1.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 34 | 8.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 32.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 67 | 13.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 27.1°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 188 | 24.7 | 12.913 h |
| July | 25.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 237 | 28.2 | 12.913 h |
| August | 25.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 170 | 26.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 26.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 118 | 19.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 120 | 15.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.0°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 35 | 5.4 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 28.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 7.1 | 1.2 | 11.311 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
- Bhadrāvati in DecemberIndia · 17 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Harihar in DecemberIndia · 70 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.8°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Davangere in DecemberIndia · 71 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Chikmagalūr in DecemberIndia · 71 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Ranebennur in DecemberIndia · 77 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Chitradurga in DecemberIndia · 95 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 16.3°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Udupi in DecemberIndia · 111 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 21.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Hassan in DecemberIndia · 118 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.9°C · 14 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 Shivamogga) is explained once on the Shivamogga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.