Climate averages 1991–2020
Kohat weather
in December.
A mild, fairly 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 Kohat: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 5.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 58 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Peshawar (49 km away). In December its highs average 19.1°C, about as warm as Kohat, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Kohat ranks joint 141st of 166 for the warmest December highs and joint 125th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Kohat is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 29 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
Kohat climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 29 | 4.8 | 10.210 h |
| February | 18.3°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 60 | 7.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 22.8°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 69 | 8.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.6°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 53 | 6.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 23 | 5.6 | 13.914 h |
| June | 37.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 45 | 7.4 | 14.314 h |
| July | 34.6°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 183 | 17.4 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 155 | 17.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.9°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 61 | 9.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 21 | 3.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.6°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 16 | 2.5 | 10.510 h |
| December, selected | 19.4°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 16 | 2.3 | 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
- Peshawar in DecemberPakistan · 49 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 5.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Charsadda in DecemberPakistan · 68 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 5.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Nowshera Kalan in DecemberPakistan · 69 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 6.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Shabqadar in DecemberPakistan · 71 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Attock City in DecemberPakistan · 87 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Mardan in DecemberPakistan · 88 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Tordher in DecemberPakistan · 90 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Bannu in DecemberPakistan · 103 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.3°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 Kohat) is explained once on the Kohat year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.