Climate averages 1991–2020
Mardan weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th 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 Mardan: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 5.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 55 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nowshera Kalan (21 km away). In December its highs average 18.8°C, about as warm as Mardan, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Mardan ranks 149th 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; Mardan is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 16.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 46 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
Mardan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.1°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 46 | 5.0 | 10.110 h |
| February | 18.2°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 75 | 6.7 | 10.911 h |
| March | 22.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 100 | 8.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 29.0°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 68 | 6.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 35.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 21 | 3.8 | 13.914 h |
| June | 38.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 38 | 5.1 | 14.414 h |
| July | 35.5°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 151 | 15.8 | 14.214 h |
| August | 33.5°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 145 | 16.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 33.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 56 | 7.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 29.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 28 | 3.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.4°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 26 | 2.8 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 18.6°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 19 | 2.2 | 9.910 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
- Nowshera Kalan in DecemberPakistan · 21 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 6.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Charsadda in DecemberPakistan · 29 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 5.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Tordher in DecemberPakistan · 32 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Swabi in DecemberPakistan · 40 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.6°C · 27 mm rain
- Shabqadar in DecemberPakistan · 46 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Bat Khela in DecemberPakistan · 47 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 2.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Peshawar in DecemberPakistan · 48 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 5.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Topi in DecemberPakistan · 55 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 5.9°C · 27 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 Mardan) is explained once on the Mardan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.