Climate averages 1991–2020
Dera Ismail Khan weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th 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 Dera Ismail Khan: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 8.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 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 07 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bhakkar (27 km away). In December its highs average 21.4°C, about as warm as Dera Ismail Khan, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Dera Ismail Khan ranks joint 97th of 166 for the warmest December highs and joint 99th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Dera Ismail Khan is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 18.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 18 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
Dera Ismail Khan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.9°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 18 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 21.6°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 39 | 5.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.9°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 51 | 6.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 34 | 5.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.7°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 21 | 5.1 | 13.814 h |
| June | 41.1°C29.0°C | 29.0°C | 61 | 8.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 37.1°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 155 | 14.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.3°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 135 | 15.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 34.6°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 63 | 8.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 13 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 26.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 11 | 2.0 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 21.3°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 11 | 2.0 | 10.110 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
- Bhakkar in DecemberPakistan · 27 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 7.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Paharpur in DecemberPakistan · 31 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Layyah in DecemberPakistan · 97 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.3°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Mianwali in DecemberPakistan · 102 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Taunsa in DecemberPakistan · 128 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Bannu in DecemberPakistan · 131 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan in DecemberPakistan · 136 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Jauharabad in DecemberPakistan · 140 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.1°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 Dera Ismail Khan) is explained once on the Dera Ismail Khan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.
Bhakkar lies in the same rainfall cell, so its rainfall figures are identical to these; temperatures differ because they come from smaller 0.1° cells.