Climate averages 1991–2020
Muzaffarābād weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Muzaffarābād: daytime highs average 17.0°C and nights cool to about 1.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 54 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abbottabad (34 km away). In December its highs average 14.7°C, 2.3°C cooler than Muzaffarābād, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Muzaffarābād ranks 160th of 166 for the warmest December highs and 165th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Muzaffarābād is 4.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 3.8°C to 13.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 58 mm to 115 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
Muzaffarābād climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.2°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 115 | 9.1 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.9°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 180 | 11.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.8°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 190 | 13.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 25.1°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 126 | 13.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 30.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 67 | 12.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.6°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 57 | 10.9 | 14.414 h |
| July | 30.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 177 | 20.6 | 14.214 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 156 | 20.1 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.9°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 59 | 9.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.9°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 28 | 4.4 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.4°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 43 | 4.5 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 17.0°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 58 | 5.6 | 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
- Abbottabad in DecemberPakistan · 34 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 1.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Dhirkot in DecemberPakistan · 38 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low -2.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Battagram in DecemberPakistan · 53 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 1.7°C · 72 mm rain
- Bāramūla in DecemberIndia · 82 kmHigh 7.4°C · Low -1.8°C · 66 mm rain
- Islamabad in DecemberPakistan · 82 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 5.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Topi in DecemberPakistan · 85 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 5.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Sopur in DecemberIndia · 92 kmHigh 6.5°C · Low -2.6°C · 77 mm rain
- Rawalpindi in DecemberPakistan · 94 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 5.2°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 Muzaffarābād) is explained once on the Muzaffarābād year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.