Climate averages 1991–2020
Karachi weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th 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 Karachi: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 38 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hub (22 km away). In December its highs average 26.1°C, about as warm as Karachi, with 2.9 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Karachi ranks joint 6th of 166 for the warmest December highs and 19th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Karachi is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 4.3 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
Karachi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| March | 30.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 2.2 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 33.6°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 5.8 | 0.8 | 13.714 h |
| July | 31.8°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 42 | 3.6 | 13.514 h |
| August | 30.6°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 42 | 3.1 | 13.013 h |
| September | 31.2°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 11 | 1.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 3.0 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 26.3°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 2.5 | 0.4 | 10.611 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
- Hub in DecemberPakistan · 22 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 15.7°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Kotri in DecemberPakistan · 142 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.9°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Hyderabad, Pakistan in DecemberPakistan · 150 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Tando Muhammad Khan in DecemberPakistan · 157 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Tando Jam in DecemberPakistan · 165 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Manjhand in DecemberPakistan · 170 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Hala in DecemberPakistan · 177 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Arif Wala in DecemberPakistan · 178 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 10 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 Karachi) is explained once on the Karachi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.