Ashkez̄ar weather in December

In December, Ashkez̄ar sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ashkez̄ar's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashkez̄ar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
31%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ashkez̄ar is city in Yazd Province, Iran.

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 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ashkez̄ar reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2153
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10143
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How December really feels in Ashkez̄ar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ashkez̄ar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 204.61.410.13.7
Feb15° / 132.90.810.85.5
Mar19° / 2040.211.87.4
Apr24° / 13°143.2012.88.1
May30° / 18°51.5013.66.4
Jun35° / 22°00.1014.13.3
Jul37° / 24°00013.92.0
Aug36° / 22°00013.23.1
Sep32° / 18°00012.25.5
Oct26° / 13°30.8011.28.8
Nov18° / 112.60.210.47.2
Dec14° / 163.40.59.94.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ashkez̄ar gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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2692
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2892
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30102
31102

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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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 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 6:41 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:414:45
210.06:424:45
310.06:434:45
410.06:444:45
510.06:444:45
610.06:454:45
710.06:464:45
810.06:474:45
910.06:474:45
1010.06:484:45
119.96:494:45
129.96:494:46
139.96:504:46
149.96:514:46
159.96:514:47
169.96:524:47
179.96:524:47
189.96:534:48
199.96:534:48
209.96:544:48
219.96:554:49
229.96:554:49
239.96:554:50
249.96:564:50
259.96:564:51
269.96:574:51
279.96:574:52
289.96:574:52
299.96:584:53
309.96:584:54
319.96:584:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.36 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ashkez̄ar

In seasonPeak

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

Ashkez̄ar sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is December a good time to visit Ashkez̄ar?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Ashkez̄ar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ashkez̄ar in December

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

In December, Ashkez̄ar sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ashkez̄ar in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ashkez̄ar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ashkez̄ar 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 Ashkez̄ar is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2231 µg/m³Dec 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ashkez̄ar?

Ashkez̄ar sits at 32.0°N, 54.2°E, 1,175 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Yazd, 19 km away.

BāfqAbarkūhNā’īn

Topography around Ashkez̄ar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashkez̄ar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,106 m.

The land around Ashkez̄ar is covered by bare terrain (51%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
3,106 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Yazd 19 km · Taft 28 km · Meybod 33 km · Ardakān 39 km · Mahrīz 51 km · Bāfq 121 km · Abarkūh 130 km · Nā’īn 142 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Ashkez̄ar (31.9968°, 54.2085°, elevation 1,175 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).