Climate averages 1991–2020
Chakwal weather
in December.
A mild, fairly 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 Chakwal: daytime highs average 18.5°C and nights cool to about 7.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month 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 Khewra (35 km away). In December its highs average 19.4°C, 0.8°C warmer than Chakwal, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Chakwal ranks 150th of 166 for the warmest December highs and joint 133rd of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Chakwal is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 16.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 39 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
Chakwal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 39 | 5.3 | 10.210 h |
| February | 18.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 75 | 7.7 | 11.011 h |
| March | 23.5°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 84 | 8.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 64 | 7.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 35.2°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 31 | 6.5 | 13.814 h |
| June | 36.9°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 59 | 7.8 | 14.314 h |
| July | 33.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 173 | 18.1 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 174 | 19.8 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 81 | 9.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 28 | 4.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 24 | 2.7 | 10.510 h |
| December, selected | 18.5°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 19 | 2.5 | 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
- Khewra in DecemberPakistan · 35 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 6.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Talagang in DecemberPakistan · 41 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 8.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Mandi Bahauddin in DecemberPakistan · 71 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 6.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Fatehjang in DecemberPakistan · 73 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 5.3°C · 26 mm rain
- Bhalwal in DecemberPakistan · 74 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Rawalpindi in DecemberPakistan · 76 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 5.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Jhelum in DecemberPakistan · 82 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 6.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Sarai Alamgir in DecemberPakistan · 84 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 7.0°C · 26 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 Chakwal) is explained once on the Chakwal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.