Climate averages 1991–2020
Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd 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 Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 7.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 06 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sargodha (35 km away). In December its highs average 20.8°C, about as warm as Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan ranks joint 103rd of 166 for the warmest December highs and joint 120th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 18.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 20 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
Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 20 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 21.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 41 | 5.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.6°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 46 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.2°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.0°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 22 | 5.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 40.0°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 49 | 7.4 | 14.214 h |
| July | 36.7°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 139 | 15.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.3°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 128 | 15.5 | 13.313 h |
| September | 34.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 65 | 8.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 20 | 3.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 26.1°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 12 | 1.7 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 21.1°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 14 | 1.9 | 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
- Sargodha in DecemberPakistan · 35 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Jauharabad in DecemberPakistan · 35 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Khushāb in DecemberPakistan · 36 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Bhawana in DecemberPakistan · 54 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Rabwah in DecemberPakistan · 60 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Bhalwal in DecemberPakistan · 62 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Chiniot in DecemberPakistan · 67 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Jhang Sadr in DecemberPakistan · 78 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 8.7°C · 11 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 Sahiwal) is explained once on the Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.