Nahrīn weather in December

In December, Nahrīn sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nahrīn's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nahrīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:03 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nahrīn is human settlement in Afghanistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nahrīn reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 3°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-7
25-7
35-7
44-7
54-7
64-8
74-8
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93-8
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113-8
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271-9
281-10
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311-10

How December really feels in Nahrīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
29 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Nahrīn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -10°357.17.29.80.0
Feb / -8°468.77.810.60.0
Mar / -3°7111.57.511.71.1
Apr15° / 12017.23.712.93.6
May19° / 12918.60.713.95.1
Jun23° / 11°377.4014.47.7
Jul26° / 13°71.5014.28.8
Aug25° / 12°30.6013.49.3
Sep21° / 51.10.112.28.9
Oct16° / 265.8111.15.7
Nov / -3°356.94.510.12.0
Dec / -9°245.35.39.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115941
125941
135941
145842
155842
165941
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195941
205842
215842
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275743
285743
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Nahrīn gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22018
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301919
311919

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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5100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:514:35
29.76:524:35
39.76:534:35
49.76:544:35
59.76:554:35
69.76:564:35
79.66:564:35
89.66:574:35
99.66:584:35
109.66:594:35
119.66:594:35
129.67:004:35
139.67:014:36
149.67:024:36
159.67:024:36
169.67:034:36
179.67:034:37
189.67:044:37
199.57:054:38
209.57:054:38
219.57:064:38
229.57:064:39
239.57:074:39
249.57:074:40
259.57:074:40
269.67:084:41
279.67:084:41
289.67:084:42
299.67:094:43
309.67:094:43
319.67:094:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
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173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
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203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nahrīn

In seasonPeak

None of Nahrīn's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Nahrīn's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Nahrīn?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nahrīn.

What to pack for Nahrīn in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Nahrīn sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Nahrīn in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nahrīn peaks around May 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateMay 24UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nahrīn in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nahrīn is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 2027 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nahrīn?

Nahrīn sits at 36.1°N, 69.1°E, 1,138 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Baghlān, 39 km away.

KunduzTaloqanBāzārakAībakJabal os Saraj

Topography around Nahrīn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nahrīn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nahrīn has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,997 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,001 m.

The land around Nahrīn is covered by cropland (35%), bare terrain (35%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
610 m
16 km
1,997 m
80 km
5,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Baghlān 39 km · Pul-e Khumrī 40 km · Khanabad 69 km · Kunduz 78 km · Taloqan 83 km · Bāzārak 90 km · Aībak 103 km · Jabal os Saraj 106 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nahrīn (36.0649°, 69.1334°, elevation 1,138 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).