Hoveyzeh weather in December

In December, Hoveyzeh sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 52 mm of rain across 6 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 56% 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 Hoveyzeh's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoveyzeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:15 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Hoveyzeh 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 Hoveyzeh 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 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22212
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52111
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31199

How December really feels in Hoveyzeh

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.

Hoveyzeh 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° / 47610.26.9
Feb21° / 10°314.110.97.8
Mar27° / 14°374.111.87.8
Apr33° / 20°223.512.74.3
May40° / 26°71.213.60.6
Jun45° / 30°00.1140.0
Jul47° / 32°0013.80.0
Aug47° / 31°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 27°10.312.20.0
Oct36° / 22°101.511.22.5
Nov26° / 15°444.310.47.5
Dec20° / 10°526107.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
57030
66832
76832
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
136733
146733
156832
166832
176832
186931
196931
206931
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256832
266832
276832
286832
296832
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Hoveyzeh gets around 52 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
321
421
522
622
722
822
923
1023
1122
1222
1322
1422
1521
1621
1720
1819
1919
2018
2117
2217
2316
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179165
279165
379165
479165
579165
680155
780155
880155
981154
1082144
1182144
1283134
1383134
1485123
1585123
1686113
1786113
1887112
1988102
2088102
2189101
229091
239091
249181
259181
269181
279370
289370
299370
309370
319460

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:04 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:045:10
210.17:055:10
310.17:065:10
410.17:075:10
510.07:085:10
610.07:085:11
710.07:095:11
810.07:105:11
910.07:105:11
1010.07:115:11
1110.07:125:11
1210.07:135:12
1310.07:135:12
1410.07:145:12
1510.07:145:12
1610.07:155:13
1710.07:165:13
1810.07:165:13
1910.07:175:14
2010.07:175:14
219.97:185:15
229.97:185:15
239.97:195:16
2410.07:195:16
2510.07:205:17
2610.07:205:17
2710.07:205:18
2810.07:215:18
2910.07:215:19
3010.07:215:20
3110.07:225:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
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
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Hoveyzeh

In seasonPeak

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

Hoveyzeh 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 Hoveyzeh?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hoveyzeh in December

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

In December, Hoveyzeh sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Hoveyzeh 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 Hoveyzeh peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hoveyzeh 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 Hoveyzeh is worst in March — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1967 µg/m³Jul 1152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug55Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hoveyzeh?

Hoveyzeh sits at 31.5°N, 48.1°E, 15 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sūsangerd, 16 km away.

Topography around Hoveyzeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoveyzeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m.

The land around Hoveyzeh is covered by cropland (63%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and bare terrain (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and bare terrain (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
256 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Sūsangerd 16 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 34 km · ‘Eyn-e Do 52 km · Ahvaz 60 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 61 km · Sheybān 69 km · Qal‘at Şāliḩ 74 km · Veys 76 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 Hoveyzeh (31.4619°, 48.074°, elevation 15 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).