Kalāleh weather in December

In December, Kalāleh sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 5.4 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 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Kalāleh's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalāleh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:01 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kalāleh 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 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kalāleh reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°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)
1155
2155
3155
4154
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15134
16134
17134
18133
19133
20133
21133
22133
23133
24133
25133
26133
27133
28133
29133
30133
31133

How December really feels in Kalāleh

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.

Kalāleh 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
Jan12° / 426.22.39.73.5
Feb13° / 557.72.710.63.9
Mar17° / 668.61.311.75.6
Apr22° / 11°547.4012.97.1
May28° / 16°3150146.9
Jun33° / 20°183.4014.54.4
Jul35° / 23°224.5014.33.0
Aug35° / 23°274.6013.43.2
Sep31° / 19°283.9012.35.5
Oct25° / 13°274.20118.2
Nov18° / 365.30.3106.7
Dec14° / 285.40.99.54.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
106139
116139
126238
136238
146337
156337
166535
176535
186535
196634
206634
216733
226733
236733
246832
256832
266832
276931
286931
296931
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kalāleh gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1223
2213
3213
4213
5213
6203
7203
8193
9192
10192
11182
12182
13182
14182
15172
16172
17172
18172
19173
20173
21173
22163
23163
24163
25163
26164
27164
28164
29164
30164
31174

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 6:49 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:494:26
29.66:504:26
39.66:514:26
49.66:524:26
59.56:534:26
69.56:544:26
79.56:554:26
89.56:554:26
99.56:564:26
109.56:574:26
119.56:584:26
129.56:584:26
139.56:594:27
149.47:004:27
159.47:004:27
169.47:014:27
179.47:024:28
189.47:024:28
199.47:034:28
209.47:034:29
219.47:044:29
229.47:044:30
239.47:054:30
249.47:054:31
259.47:064:31
269.47:064:32
279.47:064:32
289.47:074:33
299.47:074:34
309.47:074:34
319.57:074:35

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 6.89 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
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
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
202.3Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kalāleh?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kalāleh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalāleh in December

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

In December, Kalāleh sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kalāleh in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalāleh peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kalāleh 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 Kalāleh is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1933 µg/m³Jan 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kalāleh?

Kalāleh sits at 37.4°N, 55.5°E, 152 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gālīkesh, 13 km away.

Āq Qalā

Topography around Kalāleh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalāleh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,606 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,957 m.

The land around Kalāleh is covered by cropland (70%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), bare terrain (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
1,606 m
80 km
2,957 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Gālīkesh 13 km · Mīnūdasht 20 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 32 km · Āzādshahr 43 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 76 km · Fāẕelābād 85 km · Jājarm 92 km · Āq Qalā 101 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 Kalāleh (37.379°, 55.493°, elevation 152 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).