Ḥamīdiyeh weather in December

In December, Ḥamīdiyeh sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 73 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°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 Ḥamīdiyeh's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḥamīdiyeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:14 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
40%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Ḥamīdiyeh is city in Khuzestan 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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ḥamīdiyeh reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
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42211
52111
62111
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31199

How December really feels in Ḥamīdiyeh

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.

Ḥamīdiyeh weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 617.210.26.7
Feb21° / 10°395.110.87.6
Mar26° / 14°434.811.87.8
Apr33° / 20°253.412.74.3
May40° / 26°60.913.60.6
Jun46° / 30°00.1140.0
Jul47° / 31°00.113.80.0
Aug47° / 31°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 27°10.312.20.0
Oct37° / 22°101.611.22.3
Nov27° / 15°594.510.47.3
Dec20° / 10°736.7107.1

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56832
66832
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ḥamīdiyeh gets around 73 mm of rain over 6.7 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
424
524
624
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1424
1524
1623
1722
1822
1921
2020
2120
2219
2318
2418
2517
2617
2717
2818
2918
3018
3119

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176195
276195
376195
476195
576195
677185
777185
877185
979174
1079174
1180164
1281154
1382144
1483143
1584133
1685123
1786122
1887112
1987112
2088102
2189101
2289101
239091
249091
259190
269190
279280
289280
299280
309280
319280

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 7:03 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:035:09
210.17:045:09
310.17:055:09
410.17:055:09
510.07:065:09
610.07:075:09
710.07:085:09
810.07:085:09
910.07:095:09
1010.07:105:10
1110.07:105:10
1210.07:115:10
1310.07:125:10
1410.07:125:11
1510.07:135:11
1610.07:145:11
1710.07:145:12
1810.07:155:12
1910.07:155:12
209.97:165:13
219.97:165:13
229.97:175:14
239.97:175:14
249.97:185:15
2510.07:185:15
2610.07:195:16
2710.07:195:16
2810.07:195:17
2910.07:205:17
3010.07:205:18
3110.07:205:19

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 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ḥamīdiyeh

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Ḥamīdiyeh?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Ḥamīdiyeh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ḥamīdiyeh in December

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

In December, Ḥamīdiyeh sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Ḥamīdiyeh 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 Ḥamīdiyeh peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ḥamīdiyeh 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 Ḥamīdiyeh is worst in May — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1161 µg/m³Aug 1844 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ḥamīdiyeh?

Ḥamīdiyeh sits at 31.5°N, 48.4°E, 17 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Eyn-e Do, 22 km away.

Topography around Ḥamīdiyeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḥamīdiyeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m.

The land around Ḥamīdiyeh is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and bare terrain (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
578 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: ‘Eyn-e Do 22 km · Sūsangerd 25 km · Ahvaz 30 km · Hoveyzeh 34 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 34 km · Sheybān 35 km · Veys 42 km · Shūshtar 74 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 Ḥamīdiyeh (31.4828°, 48.4332°, elevation 17 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).