Qaşr-e Qand weather in December

In December, Qaşr-e Qand sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Qaşr-e Qand's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaşr-e Qand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover
21%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Qaşr-e Qand is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical December day in Qaşr-e Qand reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°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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How December really feels in Qaşr-e Qand

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.

Qaşr-e Qand weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 11°243.110.58.3
Feb24° / 12°182.311.18.7
Mar28° / 16°212.411.87.4
Apr34° / 21°40.812.64.0
May39° / 26°31.213.31.0
Jun40° / 28°51.413.60.1
Jul39° / 28°41.113.51.0
Aug37° / 26°30.712.91.9
Sep36° / 25°10.512.22.7
Oct34° / 22°30.811.44.2
Nov29° / 16°50.710.77.8
Dec24° / 12°141.710.49.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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48713
58713
68614
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Qaşr-e Qand gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29361
39361
49361
59361
69361
79361
89361
99271
109271
119271
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139271
149181
159181
169370
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209460
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239550
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259550
269640
279640
289640
299640
309640
319730

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 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 6:03 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:034:31
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310.56:044:31
410.46:054:31
510.46:054:31
610.46:064:31
710.46:074:32
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1210.46:104:33
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1410.46:114:33
1510.46:124:34
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1710.46:134:34
1810.46:134:35
1910.46:144:35
2010.46:144:36
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3010.46:194:41
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Qaşr-e Qand

In seasonPeak

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

Qaşr-e Qand sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is December a good time to visit Qaşr-e Qand?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Qaşr-e Qand for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qaşr-e Qand in December

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

In December, Qaşr-e Qand sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Qaşr-e Qand in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qaşr-e Qand peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qaşr-e Qand 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 Qaşr-e Qand is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1763 µg/m³Nov 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May36Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qaşr-e Qand?

Qaşr-e Qand sits at 26.2°N, 60.8°E, 503 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Nīkshahr, 54 km away.

KonārakIranshahrChabaharSarāvānKhāshJālq

Topography around Qaşr-e Qand

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qaşr-e Qand.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaşr-e Qand has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,025 m.

The land around Qaşr-e Qand is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
2,025 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Nīkshahr 54 km · Pīshīn 102 km · Konārak 105 km · Iranshahr 106 km · Chabahar 107 km · Sarāvān 200 km · Khāsh 224 km · Jālq 246 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 Qaşr-e Qand (26.2483°, 60.7525°, elevation 503 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).