Meybod weather in December

In December, Meybod sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Meybod's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meybod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:53 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Meybod is city in Yazd 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 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Meybod reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°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)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6164
7164
8154
9154
10154
11154
12154
13154
14154
15154
16154
17154
18154
19153
20153
21153
22153
23153
24153
25153
26143
27143
28143
29143
30143
31143

How December really feels in Meybod

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.

Meybod weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 184.41.410.14.6
Feb17° / 122.70.410.86.6
Mar22° / 163.70.111.87.9
Apr27° / 15°112.7012.87.6
May32° / 20°41.1013.64.8
Jun38° / 24°00014.11.7
Jul39° / 26°00.1013.90.4
Aug38° / 24°00013.21.5
Sep34° / 20°00012.24.0
Oct28° / 14°20.5011.28.0
Nov20° / 92.10.110.37.9
Dec15° / 142.90.49.95.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37723
47723
57624
67624
77624
87525
97525
107525
117426
127426
137525
147525
157525
167525
177624
187624
197624
207723
217723
227723
237822
247822
257822
267822
277822
287723
297723
307723
317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Meybod gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
191
291
391
491
591
6101
7101
8101
9111
10111
11112
12112
13112
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20102
21102
22102
2392
2492
2592
2681
2781
2881
2982
3092
3192

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 6 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 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 6:43 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:434:45
210.06:434:45
310.06:444:45
410.06:454:45
510.06:464:45
610.06:464:45
710.06:474:45
810.06:484:45
99.96:494:45
109.96:494:45
119.96:504:46
129.96:514:46
139.96:514:46
149.96:524:46
159.96:534:47
169.96:534:47
179.96:544:47
189.96:544:48
199.96:554:48
209.96:554:49
219.96:564:49
229.96:564:49
239.96:574:50
249.96:574:50
259.96:584:51
269.96:584:51
279.96:584:52
289.96:594:53
299.96:594:53
309.96:594:54
319.97:004:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Meybod

In seasonPeak

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

Meybod sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is December a good time to visit Meybod?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Meybod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Meybod in December

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

In December, Meybod sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Meybod 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 Meybod peaks around July 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Meybod 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 Meybod is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2231 µg/m³Dec 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Meybod?

Meybod sits at 32.3°N, 54.0°E, 1,071 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ardakān, 7.0 km away.

Nā’īnAbarkūhBāfq

Topography around Meybod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meybod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,076 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,220 m.

The land around Meybod is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (85%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
3,220 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Ardakān 7.0 km · Ashkez̄ar 33 km · Yazd 51 km · Taft 59 km · Mahrīz 84 km · Nā’īn 110 km · Abarkūh 143 km · Bāfq 149 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 Meybod (32.2501°, 54.0166°, elevation 1,071 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).