Climate averages 1991–2020
Arifwala weather
in December.
A warm, 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 warm month in Arifwala: daytime highs average 22.1°C and nights cool to about 9.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.4 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 14 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pakpattan (32 km away). In December its highs average 21.9°C, about as warm as Arifwala, with 6.3 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Arifwala ranks 72nd of 166 for the warmest December highs and joint 54th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Arifwala is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 19.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.4 mm to 11 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
Arifwala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.6°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 11 | 2.2 | 10.410 h |
| February | 22.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 15 | 3.0 | 11.111 h |
| March | 28.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 18 | 3.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 14 | 3.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 40.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 15 | 3.7 | 13.714 h |
| June | 40.2°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 34 | 6.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 37.6°C29.2°C | 29.2°C | 72 | 11.6 | 13.914 h |
| August | 36.7°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 65 | 10.2 | 13.213 h |
| September | 36.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 41 | 5.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 33.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 8.4 | 1.6 | 11.511 h |
| November | 27.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 5.7 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 22.1°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 6.4 | 0.9 | 10.210 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
- Pakpattan in DecemberPakistan · 32 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.0°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Bahawalnagar (Punjab, 30.00°N 73.25°E), Pakistan in DecemberPakistan · 37 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan in DecemberPakistan · 42 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 8.7°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Burewala in DecemberPakistan · 42 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.2°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Bahawalnagar (Punjab, 30.55°N 73.39°E), Pakistan in DecemberPakistan · 43 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 8.8°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Chichawatni in DecemberPakistan · 45 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 8.9°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Chishtian in DecemberPakistan · 58 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 9.3°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Haveli Lakha in DecemberPakistan · 63 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 8.9°C · 7.4 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 Arifwala) is explained once on the Arifwala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.