Climate averages 1991–2020
Naqadeh weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Naqadeh: daytime highs average 5.8°C and nights cool to about -3.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 41 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Piranshahr (36 km away). In December its highs average 4.6°C, 1.2°C cooler than Naqadeh, with 78 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Naqadeh ranks joint 111th of 128 for the warmest December highs and joint 59th of 128 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 128 cities is 10.9°C; Naqadeh is 5.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 3.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 37 mm to 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
Naqadeh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.3°C-7.0°C | -7.0°C | 36 | 6.7 | 9.910 h |
| February | 5.2°C-5.7°C | -5.7°C | 41 | 7.2 | 10.811 h |
| March | 10.7°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 50 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.9°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 43 | 7.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 22.6°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 26 | 6.1 | 14.114 h |
| June | 28.7°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 5.3 | 1.2 | 14.715 h |
| July | 32.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 14.414 h |
| August | 32.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 13.614 h |
| September | 27.8°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 2.7 | 0.8 | 12.512 h |
| October | 20.7°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 15 | 3.3 | 11.311 h |
| November | 11.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 35 | 6.1 | 10.210 h |
| December, selected | 5.8°C-3.9°C | -3.9°C | 37 | 6.7 | 9.710 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
- Piranshahr in DecemberIran · 36 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -2.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Mahābād in DecemberIran · 37 kmHigh 6.9°C · Low -2.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Mīāndoāb in DecemberIran · 64 kmHigh 7.1°C · Low -3.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Orūmīyeh in DecemberIran · 72 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -3.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Bonāb in DecemberIran · 73 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low -3.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Soran in DecemberIraq · 82 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 0.7°C · 132 mm rain
- Būkān in DecemberIran · 88 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low -2.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Qeładizê in DecemberIraq · 89 kmHigh 11.0°C · Low 1.2°C · 133 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 Naqadeh) is explained once on the Naqadeh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.