Chabahar weather in December

In December, Chabahar sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 17 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chabahar's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chabahar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:11 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
20%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Chabahar is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical December day in Chabahar reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Chabahar

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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chabahar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 18°212.710.68.7
Feb24° / 19°91.311.19.1
Mar26° / 22°141.511.88.7
Apr29° / 25°40.312.67.2
May32° / 28°0013.25.4
Jun33° / 29°60.213.54.8
Jul32° / 29°30.213.45.3
Aug31° / 28°10.212.96.1
Sep30° / 27°0012.26.7
Oct30° / 26°10.311.46.8
Nov28° / 23°80.710.88.4
Dec25° / 20°171.810.59.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Chabahar gets around 17 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1241727301
2241727301
3251728291
4251728291
5261828281
6261828271
7271828271
8271828261
9271929251
10271929241
11272029231
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13282130201
14282131191
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 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 6:01 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:014:33
210.56:024:33
310.56:024:33
410.56:034:34
510.56:044:34
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710.56:054:34
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1010.56:074:35
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chabahar

In seasonPeak

In December, Chabahar sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chabahar sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Chabahar sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is December a good time to visit Chabahar?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Chabahar for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chabahar in December

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

In December, Chabahar sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Chabahar in December

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Chabahar in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chabahar peaks around May 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 22UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Chabahar 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 Chabahar is worst in July — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1672 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May42Poor
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep36Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chabahar?

Chabahar sits at 25.3°N, 60.6°E, 18 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Konārak, 26 km away.

Qaşr-e QandNīkshahrPīshīnIranshahrSarāvānJask

Topography around Chabahar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chabahar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,154 m.

The land around Chabahar is covered by bare terrain (35%), artificial surfaces (33%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (63%) and bare terrain (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
1,154 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Konārak 26 km · Qaşr-e Qand 107 km · Nīkshahr 112 km · Pīshīn 142 km · Iranshahr 212 km · Qurayyāt 285 km · Sarāvān 286 km · Jask 291 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 Chabahar (25.2919°, 60.643°, elevation 18 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).