Climate averages 1991–2020
Bannu weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of 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 Bannu: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 6.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 01 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khōst (75 km away). In December its highs average 14.3°C, 4.9°C cooler than Bannu, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Bannu ranks joint 143rd of 166 for the warmest December highs and joint 114th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Bannu is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 21 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
Bannu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 21 | 4.3 | 10.210 h |
| February | 18.7°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 45 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 23.7°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 52 | 8.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 42 | 7.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 36.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 23 | 4.9 | 13.814 h |
| June | 38.6°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 48 | 6.9 | 14.314 h |
| July | 34.5°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 193 | 17.1 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 178 | 17.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 53 | 8.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 29.2°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 17 | 3.5 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.7°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 2.3 | 10.510 h |
| December, selected | 19.2°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.010 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
- Khōst in DecemberAfghanistan · 75 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 0.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Mianwali in DecemberPakistan · 98 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Kohat in DecemberPakistan · 103 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 5.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Paharpur in DecemberPakistan · 104 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Dera Ismail Khan in DecemberPakistan · 131 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Gardez in DecemberAfghanistan · 145 kmHigh 5.3°C · Low -3.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Peshawar in DecemberPakistan · 145 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 5.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Bhakkar in DecemberPakistan · 157 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 7.9°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 Bannu) is explained once on the Bannu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.