Shibirghān weather in December

In December, Shibirghān sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Shibirghān's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shibirghān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:18 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Shibirghān is capital city of the Jowzjan Province in northern 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 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Shibirghān reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3122
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11112
12102
13102
14102
15101
16101
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22101
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28101
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31101

How December really feels in Shibirghān

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Shibirghān weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 347.329.82.1
Feb12° / 428.11.710.63.1
Mar18° / 538.90.711.75.7
Apr25° / 13°356.1012.97.3
May32° / 18°153.1013.95.0
Jun37° / 22°20.6014.51.9
Jul39° / 24°00014.30.7
Aug37° / 22°00.1013.42.0
Sep32° / 17°10.1012.25.6
Oct24° / 11°41.1011.18.9
Nov16° / 214.70.4105.8
Dec10° / 275.71.59.52.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45842
55743
65743
75743
85743
95644
105545
115545
125545
135446
145446
155347
165347
175446
185347
195347
205347
215347
225347
235545
245545
255545
265545
275644
285644
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Shibirghān gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1204
2204
3204
4204
5214
6215
7215
8215
9205
10205
11205
12204
13194
14194
15184
16184
17184
18174
19174
20174
21174
22174
23175
24175
25175
26175
27175
28175
29185
30185
31195

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:064:47
29.77:074:47
39.67:084:47
49.67:094:47
59.67:104:47
69.67:114:47
79.67:124:47
89.67:124:47
99.67:134:47
109.67:144:47
119.57:154:47
129.57:154:47
139.57:164:47
149.57:174:48
159.57:174:48
169.57:184:48
179.57:194:49
189.57:194:49
199.57:204:49
209.57:204:50
219.57:214:50
229.57:214:51
239.57:224:51
249.57:224:52
259.57:234:52
269.57:234:53
279.57:234:53
289.57:244:54
299.57:244:55
309.57:244:55
319.57:244:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Shibirghān

In seasonPeak

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

Shibirghān sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is December a good time to visit Shibirghān?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shibirghān.

What to pack for Shibirghān in December

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

In December, Shibirghān sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Shibirghān in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shibirghān peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shibirghān 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 Shibirghān is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1634 µg/m³Jan 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shibirghān?

Shibirghān sits at 36.7°N, 65.8°E, 360 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Sar-e Pul, 53 km away.

QarqīnBalkhSang-e ChārakMaymanaMazār-e SharīfMagdanly

Topography around Shibirghān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shibirghān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,632 m.

The land around Shibirghān is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
309 m
80 km
2,632 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Sar-e Pul 53 km · Andkhoy 64 km · Qarqīn 87 km · Balkh 102 km · Sang-e Chārak 110 km · Maymana 120 km · Mazār-e Sharīf 121 km · Magdanly 130 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 Shibirghān (36.6676°, 65.7529°, elevation 360 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).