Climate averages 1991–2020
Zahir Pir weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd 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 Zahir Pir: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khanpur (23 km away). In December its highs average 23.5°C, about as warm as Zahir Pir, with 4.9 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Zahir Pir ranks 48th of 166 for the warmest December highs and joint 48th of 166 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 166 cities is 21.8°C; Zahir Pir is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.8 mm to 6.6 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
Zahir Pir climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.4°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 6.6 | 1.5 | 10.511 h |
| February | 24.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 9.2 | 1.8 | 11.211 h |
| March | 30.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 36.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 7.4 | 1.6 | 12.813 h |
| May | 41.4°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 6.1 | 2.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 41.9°C29.9°C | 29.9°C | 11 | 2.2 | 13.914 h |
| July | 39.3°C29.9°C | 29.9°C | 42 | 6.2 | 13.814 h |
| August | 37.4°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 58 | 6.7 | 13.213 h |
| September | 36.6°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 23 | 2.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 3.7 | 0.8 | 11.511 h |
| November | 28.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 2.7 | 0.7 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 23.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 5.8 | 0.8 | 10.310 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
- Khanpur in DecemberPakistan · 23 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 9.3°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Rahim Yar Khan in DecemberPakistan · 49 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 10.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Saddiqabad in DecemberPakistan · 68 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 10.6°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Ahmadpur East in DecemberPakistan · 80 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Dajal in DecemberPakistan · 84 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.1°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Jampur in DecemberPakistan · 92 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 10.8°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Jalalpur Pirwala in DecemberPakistan · 103 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.8°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Daharki in DecemberPakistan · 116 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 10.9°C · 5.4 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 Zahir Pir) is explained once on the Zahir Pir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.