Nā’īn weather in December

In December, Nā’īn sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Nā’īn's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nā’īn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:58 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Nā’īn is city in Isfahan 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 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nā’īn reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°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)
1122
2122
3122
4112
5112
6111
7111
8111
9111
10111
11111
12111
13101
14101
15101
16101
17101
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31100

How December really feels in Nā’īn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Nā’īn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°214.82.910.11.8
Feb11° / 184.41.610.83.4
Mar16° / 275.50.811.85.9
Apr22° / 11°256.10.112.87.4
May27° / 16°164.3013.77.3
Jun33° / 21°10.3014.15.0
Jul34° / 23°00.1013.93.8
Aug33° / 21°00.1013.24.7
Sep30° / 17°00012.27.1
Oct23° / 11°51.7011.28.8
Nov15° / 163.60.510.35.7
Dec10° / 163.81.59.93.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57129
67129
77228
87228
97228
107327
117327
127327
137426
147426
157426
167426
177426
187525
197525
207525
217525
227525
237624
247723
257723
267723
277723
287723
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Nā’īn gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5135
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15135
16135
17135
18135
19125
20125
21125
22115
23115
24115
25115
26105
27105
28105
29105
30115
31115

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 6:48 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:484:47
210.06:484:47
310.06:494:47
49.96:504:47
59.96:514:47
69.96:524:47
79.96:524:47
89.96:534:47
99.96:544:47
109.96:554:48
119.96:554:48
129.96:564:48
139.96:574:48
149.96:574:49
159.86:584:49
169.86:584:49
179.86:594:49
189.87:004:50
199.87:004:50
209.87:014:51
219.87:014:51
229.87:024:52
239.87:024:52
249.87:034:53
259.87:034:53
269.87:034:54
279.87:044:54
289.87:044:55
299.87:044:55
309.97:054:56
319.97:054:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
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
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nā’īn

In seasonPeak

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

Nā’īn 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 Nā’īn?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nā’īn.

What to pack for Nā’īn in December

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

In December, Nā’īn sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Nā’īn in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nā’īn peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Nā’īn 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 Nā’īn is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 1013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nā’īn?

Nā’īn sits at 32.9°N, 53.1°E, 1,564 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ardestān, 88 km away.

ArdakānMeybodBahārestānDowlatābādNaţanzDastgerdIsfahan

Topography around Nā’īn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nā’īn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 1,562 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,344 m.

The land around Nā’īn is covered by bare terrain (69%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
2,344 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Ardestān 88 km · Ardakān 106 km · Meybod 110 km · Bahārestān 130 km · Dowlatābād 130 km · Naţanz 131 km · Dastgerd 133 km · Isfahan 134 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 Nā’īn (32.8601°, 53.0875°, elevation 1,564 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).