Climate averages 1991–2020
Dharān weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 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 Dharān: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 11.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Inaruwa (27 km away). In December its highs average 23.2°C, 1.8°C warmer than Dharān, with 3.9 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Dharān ranks 11th of 16 for the warmest December highs and 5th of 16 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 16 cities is 21.6°C; Dharān is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.6 mm to 9.5 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
Dharān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.9°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 9.5 | 1.9 | 10.711 h |
| February | 22.4°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.211 h |
| March | 27.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 15 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.4°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 44 | 8.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 29.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 127 | 18.4 | 13.413 h |
| June | 29.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 319 | 26.6 | 13.814 h |
| July | 28.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 480 | 29.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 28.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 371 | 29.7 | 13.113 h |
| September | 28.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 276 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 73 | 8.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 7.4 | 1.1 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 21.4°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 10.510 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
- Inaruwa in DecemberNepal · 27 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Biratnagar in DecemberNepal · 40 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Triyuga in DecemberNepal · 58 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Arāria in DecemberIndia · 78 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 12.6°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Lahān in DecemberNepal · 80 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Dārjiling in DecemberIndia · 101 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 4.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Kishanganj in DecemberIndia · 104 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Siliguri in DecemberIndia · 115 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 8.8 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 Dharān) is explained once on the Dharān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.