Climate averages 1991–2020
Bhimdatta weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest 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 mild month in Bhimdatta: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 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 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dhangaḍhi̇̄ (50 km away). In December its highs average 21.1°C, about as warm as Bhimdatta, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Bhimdatta ranks 10th of 16 for the warmest December highs and joint 11th of 16 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 16 cities is 21.6°C; Bhimdatta is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 30 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
Bhimdatta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.8°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 30 | 3.2 | 10.511 h |
| February | 22.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 40 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| March | 28.4°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 23 | 3.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 17 | 3.9 | 12.813 h |
| May | 35.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 40 | 7.5 | 13.614 h |
| June | 33.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 243 | 16.2 | 14.014 h |
| July | 30.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 579 | 28.4 | 13.814 h |
| August | 29.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 476 | 27.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 198 | 17.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.7°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 26 | 2.8 | 11.511 h |
| November | 25.4°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 2.5 | 0.4 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 21.5°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 12 | 1.1 | 10.310 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
- Dhangaḍhi̇̄ in DecemberNepal · 50 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Pīlibhīt in DecemberIndia · 52 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Haldwani in DecemberIndia · 69 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Rudrapur in DecemberIndia · 76 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 9.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Bareilly in DecemberIndia · 98 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 9.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Farīdpur, India in DecemberIndia · 104 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Rāmpur in DecemberIndia · 113 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Kashipur in DecemberIndia · 122 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.1°C · 11 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 Bhimdatta) is explained once on the Bhimdatta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.