Climate averages 1991–2020
Rahim Yar Khan 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 Rahim Yar Khan: daytime highs average 23.7°C and nights cool to about 10.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.6 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 22 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saddiqabad (21 km away). In December its highs average 23.7°C, about as warm as Rahim Yar Khan, with 4.5 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Rahim Yar Khan ranks joint 45th of 166 for the warmest December highs and 56th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Rahim Yar Khan is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.6 mm to 7.2 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
Rahim Yar Khan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.6°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 10.611 h |
| February | 24.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 9.3 | 1.6 | 11.211 h |
| March | 30.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 11 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 6.0 | 1.7 | 12.813 h |
| May | 41.8°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 6.0 | 2.1 | 13.514 h |
| June | 42.2°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 8.2 | 2.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 39.6°C29.5°C | 29.5°C | 40 | 5.0 | 13.814 h |
| August | 37.7°C28.3°C | 28.3°C | 56 | 5.6 | 13.213 h |
| September | 37.0°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 21 | 2.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 29.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 2.4 | 0.6 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 23.7°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 6.6 | 0.9 | 10.410 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
- Saddiqabad in DecemberPakistan · 21 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 10.6°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Khanpur in DecemberPakistan · 43 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 9.3°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Zahir Pir in DecemberPakistan · 49 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 10.5°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Daharki in DecemberPakistan · 72 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 10.9°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Mirpur Mathelo in DecemberPakistan · 86 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Ghotki in DecemberPakistan · 107 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.2°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Kandhkot in DecemberPakistan · 112 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Ahmadpur East in DecemberPakistan · 123 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 6.0 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 Rahim Yar Khan) is explained once on the Rahim Yar Khan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.