Rāvar weather in December

In December, Rāvar sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Rāvar's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rāvar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:40 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
31%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Rāvar is city in Kerman 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 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Rāvar reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°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)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5143
6142
7142
8142
9132
10132
11132
12132
13132
14132
15132
16131
17131
18131
19131
20131
21131
22131
23131
24121
25121
26121
27121
28121
29120
30120
31120

How December really feels in Rāvar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rāvar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -0°235.31.610.23.2
Feb14° / 245110.94.6
Mar18° / 296.40.211.86.7
Apr24° / 12°195.1012.77.8
May29° / 18°82.7013.66.8
Jun33° / 23°00.10144.6
Jul34° / 24°00013.84.1
Aug33° / 22°00.1013.15.2
Sep30° / 18°00012.27.0
Oct25° / 12°30.9011.29.2
Nov18° / 112.60.110.47.0
Dec13° / 163.10.4104.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37822
47723
57624
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117426
127426
137426
147525
157525
167624
177624
187723
197723
207723
217723
227822
237921
247921
257822
267822
277822
287723
297822
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rāvar gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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2111
3111
4121
5121
6121
7121
8131
9132
10132
11132
12132
13132
14122
15122
16122
17112
18112
19101
20101
2191
2291
2391
2481
2581
2681
2781
2891
2992
30102
31102

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
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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 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 6:29 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:294:36
210.16:304:36
310.16:314:36
410.16:314:36
510.16:324:36
610.16:334:36
710.06:344:36
810.06:344:36
910.06:354:36
1010.06:364:37
1110.06:364:37
1210.06:374:37
1310.06:384:37
1410.06:384:38
1510.06:394:38
1610.06:404:38
1710.06:404:39
1810.06:414:39
1910.06:414:39
2010.06:424:40
2110.06:424:40
2210.06:434:41
2310.06:434:41
2410.06:444:42
2510.06:444:42
2610.06:454:43
2710.06:454:43
2810.06:454:44
2910.06:464:44
3010.06:464:45
3110.06:464:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.52 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Rāvar

In seasonPeak

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

Rāvar 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 Rāvar?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Rāvar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rāvar in December

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

In December, Rāvar sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Rāvar 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 Rāvar peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rāvar 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 Rāvar is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1532 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rāvar?

Rāvar sits at 31.3°N, 56.8°E, 1,181 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 55 km away.

KermanRafsanjānBāfqMāhānBardsīrAnārShahr-e Bābak

Topography around Rāvar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rāvar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,183 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,174 m.

The land around Rāvar is covered by cropland (48%), bare terrain (29%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
1,580 m
80 km
3,174 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Zarand 55 km · Kerman 112 km · Rafsanjān 123 km · Bāfq 138 km · Māhān 142 km · Bardsīr 151 km · Anār 153 km · Shahr-e Bābak 206 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 Rāvar (31.2656°, 56.8055°, elevation 1,181 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).