Climate averages 1991–2020
Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 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 Dhangaḍhi̇̄: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 9.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bhimdatta (50 km away). In December its highs average 21.5°C, about as warm as Dhangaḍhi̇̄, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Dhangaḍhi̇̄ ranks 13th of 16 for the warmest December highs and 10th of 16 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 16 cities is 21.6°C; Dhangaḍhi̇̄ is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 27 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
Dhangaḍhi̇̄ climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 27 | 3.1 | 10.511 h |
| February | 22.8°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 37 | 3.7 | 11.211 h |
| March | 28.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 22 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 14 | 3.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 35.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 34 | 6.4 | 13.614 h |
| June | 34.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 207 | 15.4 | 13.914 h |
| July | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 521 | 28.3 | 13.814 h |
| August | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 424 | 27.2 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 189 | 17.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 26 | 2.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 25.2°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 2.4 | 0.4 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 21.1°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 11 | 0.9 | 10.410 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
- Bhimdatta in DecemberNepal · 50 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 8.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Pīlibhīt in DecemberIndia · 77 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Lakhīmpur in DecemberIndia · 86 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 10.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Birendranagar in DecemberNepal · 101 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 8.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Shāhjānpur in DecemberIndia · 113 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 9.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Farīdpur, India in DecemberIndia · 116 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Haldwani in DecemberIndia · 118 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Bareilly in DecemberIndia · 119 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 9.9°C · 13 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 Dhangaḍhi̇̄) is explained once on the Dhangaḍhi̇̄ year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.