Āzādshahr weather in December

In December, Āzādshahr sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Āzādshahr's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āzādshahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Āzādshahr is city in Golestan 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 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical December day in Āzādshahr reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 15°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)
1123
2112
3112
4112
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7112
8112
9102
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How December really feels in Āzādshahr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Āzādshahr weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°679.16.49.71.5
Feb / -1°8410.77.210.61.9
Mar13° / 10613.45.411.73.4
Apr18° / 9312.3112.95.5
May23° / 13°629.80.1147.0
Jun27° / 17°395.6014.57.5
Jul29° / 20°326014.36.3
Aug30° / 20°295.3013.46.2
Sep27° / 16°406012.37.7
Oct22° / 11°516.40117.7
Nov15° / 658.41.6104.8
Dec10° / 538.44.39.52.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55644
65644
75545
85545
95644
105644
115743
125743
135842
145842
155941
165941
176040
186040
196238
206238
216337
226337
236436
246535
256634
266634
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286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Āzādshahr gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13113
23113
33114
43114
53115
63115
73115
83116
93116
103116
113016
123016
133016
142916
152916
162815
172815
182715
192614
202614
212513
222413
232312
242312
252211
262211
272211
282211
292212
302212
312213

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 7 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:504:28
29.66:514:28
39.66:524:28
49.66:534:28
59.66:534:28
69.66:544:28
79.56:554:28
89.56:564:28
99.56:574:28
109.56:574:28
119.56:584:28
129.56:594:28
139.57:004:29
149.57:004:29
159.57:014:29
169.57:024:29
179.57:024:30
189.57:034:30
199.57:034:30
209.57:044:31
219.47:044:31
229.47:054:32
239.47:054:32
249.57:064:33
259.57:064:33
269.57:064:34
279.57:074:34
289.57:074:35
299.57:074:36
309.57:084:36
319.57:084:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Āzādshahr?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Āzādshahr.

What to pack for Āzādshahr in December

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

In December, Āzādshahr sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Āzādshahr 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 Āzādshahr peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Āzādshahr 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 Āzādshahr is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1626 µg/m³Dec 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Āzādshahr?

Āzādshahr sits at 37.1°N, 55.2°E, 127 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gonbad-e Kāvūs, 18 km away.

Topography around Āzādshahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āzādshahr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,900 m.

The land around Āzādshahr is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
434 m
16 km
1,847 m
80 km
3,900 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Gonbad-e Kāvūs 18 km · Mīnūdasht 24 km · Gālīkesh 31 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 33 km · Fāẕelābād 43 km · Kalāleh 43 km · Āq Qalā 64 km · Gorgān 70 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 Āzādshahr (37.0864°, 55.1722°, elevation 127 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).