Haftkel weather in December

In December, Haftkel sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 109 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Haftkel's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haftkel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 109 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:09 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Haftkel is city in Khuzestan Province, Iran.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Haftkel reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

How December really feels in Haftkel

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Haftkel weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 7°	111	10	10.2	5.7
Feb	19° / 9°	73	7.6	10.9	6.7
Mar	24° / 12°	81	6.9	11.8	7.7
Apr	30° / 17°	36	4.6	12.7	6.0
May	38° / 23°	5	0.9	13.6	1.7
Jun	43° / 27°	0	0	14	0.0
Jul	45° / 29°	0	0	13.8	0.0
Aug	44° / 29°	1	0.3	13.1	0.0
Sep	41° / 25°	1	0.3	12.2	0.2
Oct	34° / 20°	8	1.3	11.2	3.7
Nov	25° / 14°	82	5.5	10.4	7.6
Dec	19° / 9°	109	8	10	6.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 34%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	64	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	65
Cloudier (%)	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Haftkel gets around 109 mm of rain over 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	28
17	27
18	27
19	26
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	26

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:16
Sunset (PM)	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:59	5:05
2	10.1	6:59	5:05
3	10.1	7:00	5:05
4	10.1	7:01	5:05
5	10.0	7:02	5:05
6	10.0	7:02	5:05
7	10.0	7:03	5:05
8	10.0	7:04	5:05
9	10.0	7:05	5:05
10	10.0	7:05	5:05
11	10.0	7:06	5:06
12	10.0	7:07	5:06
13	10.0	7:07	5:06
14	10.0	7:08	5:06
15	10.0	7:09	5:07
16	10.0	7:09	5:07
17	10.0	7:10	5:07
18	10.0	7:10	5:08
19	10.0	7:11	5:08
20	10.0	7:11	5:08
21	10.0	7:12	5:09
22	9.9	7:12	5:09
23	10.0	7:13	5:10
24	10.0	7:13	5:10
25	10.0	7:14	5:11
26	10.0	7:14	5:11
27	10.0	7:14	5:12
28	10.0	7:15	5:13
29	10.0	7:15	5:13
30	10.0	7:15	5:14
31	10.0	7:16	5:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate
29	3.0	Moderate
30	3.0	Moderate
31	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Haftkel

In seasonPeak

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

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

Haftkel sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Haftkel?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Haftkel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Haftkel in December

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

In December, Haftkel sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Haftkel in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Haftkel peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	9	10	9	9	6	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Haftkel 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 Haftkel is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	36	42	43	41	32	35	31	29	29	26	27
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	36	Poor
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	43	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Haftkel?

Haftkel sits at 31.4°N, 49.5°E, 298 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Rāmhormoz, 20 km away.

Topography around Haftkel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haftkel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 322 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 664 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,573 m.

The land around Haftkel is covered by grassland (46%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%), bare terrain (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

224 m

grassland 46%

16 km

664 m

grassland 58%

80 km

3,573 m

grassland 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November Haftkel year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Rāmhormoz 20 km · Bāgh-e Malek 35 km · Īz̄eh 53 km · Masjed Soleymān 58 km · Veys 62 km · Rāmshīr 63 km · Sheybān 70 km · Omīdīyeh 78 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

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 Haftkel (31.4469°, 49.5295°, elevation 298 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	28
17	27
18	27
19	26
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	28
17	27
18	27
19	26
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	28
17	27
18	27
19	26
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1