Climate averages 1991–2020
Paharpur 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 Paharpur: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 8.2°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 05 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dera Ismail Khan (31 km away). In December its highs average 21.3°C, about as warm as Paharpur, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Paharpur ranks joint 107th 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; Paharpur is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 18.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 19 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
Paharpur climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 19 | 3.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 21.2°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 40 | 5.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 49 | 7.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 35 | 5.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 20 | 5.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 40.5°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 59 | 8.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 36.5°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 158 | 15.3 | 14.014 h |
| August | 34.7°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 143 | 15.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 33.9°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 61 | 8.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 14 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.9°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| December, selected | 21.0°C8.2°C | 8.2°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
- Dera Ismail Khan in DecemberPakistan · 31 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Bhakkar in DecemberPakistan · 54 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 7.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Mianwali in DecemberPakistan · 74 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Bannu in DecemberPakistan · 104 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Jauharabad in DecemberPakistan · 125 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Layyah in DecemberPakistan · 127 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.3°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan in DecemberPakistan · 129 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Khushāb in DecemberPakistan · 132 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.2°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 Paharpur) is explained once on the Paharpur year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.