Climate averages 1991–2020
Ardabīl weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Ardabīl: daytime highs average 5.3°C and nights cool to about -4.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 34 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Meshgīn Shahr (56 km away). In December its highs average 5.8°C, about as warm as Ardabīl, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Ardabīl ranks 116th of 128 for the warmest December highs and joint 52nd of 128 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 128 cities is 10.9°C; Ardabīl is 5.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 3.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 36 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
Ardabīl climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 36 | 7.5 | 9.810 h |
| February | 4.6°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 46 | 8.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 9.5°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 58 | 11.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.2°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 65 | 12.6 | 13.213 h |
| May | 19.7°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 60 | 13.3 | 14.214 h |
| June | 23.3°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 23 | 6.1 | 14.815 h |
| July | 25.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 12 | 3.4 | 14.515 h |
| August | 25.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 10 | 2.7 | 13.614 h |
| September | 22.4°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 24 | 6.1 | 12.512 h |
| October | 17.4°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 48 | 8.1 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.2°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 53 | 8.3 | 10.110 h |
| December, selected | 5.3°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 36 | 7.0 | 9.610 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
- Meshgīn Shahr in DecemberIran · 56 kmHigh 5.8°C · Low -3.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Lerik in DecemberAzerbaijan · 59 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low -2.3°C · 74 mm rain
- Lankaran in DecemberAzerbaijan · 74 kmHigh 10.5°C · Low 8.3°C · 130 mm rain
- Mīāneh in DecemberIran · 105 kmHigh 7.3°C · Low -1.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Ahar in DecemberIran · 110 kmHigh 5.2°C · Low -4.4°C · 33 mm rain
- Bandar-e Anzalī in DecemberIran · 134 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 9.6°C · 131 mm rain
- Rasht in DecemberIran · 157 kmHigh 12.5°C · Low 4.8°C · 136 mm rain
- Pārsābād in DecemberIran · 159 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 1.8°C · 26 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 Ardabīl) is explained once on the Ardabīl year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.