Surian weather in December

In December, Surian sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Surian's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surian's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 0°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 16 mm; 2.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:50 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 6th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Surian is city in Fars Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Surian reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	12	1
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	12	1
13	12	1
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	11	0
22	11	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

How December really feels in Surian

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Surian 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / -2°	22	4.2	1.9	10.3	2.4
Feb	12° / 1°	17	3.6	0.9	10.9	3.9
Mar	16° / 4°	23	5.1	0.2	11.8	6.0
Apr	21° / 9°	21	5.4	0	12.7	7.4
May	27° / 14°	11	3.2	0	13.5	7.7
Jun	32° / 19°	2	0.2	0	13.9	5.3
Jul	34° / 22°	0	0.1	0	13.8	4.3
Aug	32° / 20°	0	0.1	0	13.1	5.4
Sep	29° / 16°	0	0.1	0	12.2	7.5
Oct	23° / 10°	5	1.3	0	11.3	9.0
Nov	16° / 4°	12	2.7	0.1	10.5	6.3
Dec	12° / 0°	16	2.9	0.8	10.1	3.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 22%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	76
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Surian gets around 16 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 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	10	2
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	9	3
23	9	3
24	9	3
25	9	3
26	9	3
27	9	3
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	11	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 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 6:40 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57
Sunset (PM)	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:51	4:51	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:52	4:52	4:53	4:53	4:53	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	6:40	4:50
2	10.2	6:41	4:50
3	10.1	6:41	4:50
4	10.1	6:42	4:50
5	10.1	6:43	4:50
6	10.1	6:44	4:51
7	10.1	6:44	4:51
8	10.1	6:45	4:51
9	10.1	6:46	4:51
10	10.1	6:46	4:51
11	10.1	6:47	4:51
12	10.1	6:48	4:52
13	10.1	6:48	4:52
14	10.1	6:49	4:52
15	10.0	6:50	4:53
16	10.0	6:50	4:53
17	10.0	6:51	4:53
18	10.0	6:51	4:54
19	10.0	6:52	4:54
20	10.0	6:52	4:54
21	10.0	6:53	4:55
22	10.0	6:53	4:55
23	10.0	6:54	4:56
24	10.0	6:54	4:56
25	10.0	6:55	4:57
26	10.0	6:55	4:57
27	10.0	6:56	4:58
28	10.0	6:56	4:58
29	10.0	6:56	4:59
30	10.1	6:57	5:00
31	10.1	6:57	5:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.61 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Surian?

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

3.8

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 Surian.

What to pack for Surian in December

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

In December, Surian sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Surian 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 Surian peaks around July 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	7	8	9	11	12	12	11	10	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Surian 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 Surian is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	17	22	25	32	29	19	24	17	20	18	13	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Surian?

Surian sits at 30.5°N, 53.7°E, 2,182 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Şafāshahr, 47 km away.

Topography around Surian

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surian has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 2,234 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,532 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,988 m.

The land around Surian is covered by bare terrain (67%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

310 m

bare terrain 67%

16 km

1,532 m

bare terrain 75%

80 km

1,988 m

bare terrain 79%

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← November Surian year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Şafāshahr 47 km · Pasargad 53 km · Sa‘ādat Shahr 65 km · Arsanjān 69 km · Abarkūh 83 km · Eqlīd 104 km · Marvdasht 104 km · Zarqān 117 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

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 Surian (30.4551°, 53.651°, elevation 2,182 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	12	1
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	12	1
13	12	1
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	11	0
22	11	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	10	2
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	9	3
23	9	3
24	9	3
25	9	3
26	9	3
27	9	3
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	11	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	12	1
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	12	1
13	12	1
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	11	0
22	11	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	10	2
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	9	3
23	9	3
24	9	3
25	9	3
26	9	3
27	9	3
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	11	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	12	1
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	12	1
13	12	1
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	11	0
22	11	0
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	10	2
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	9	3
23	9	3
24	9	3
25	9	3
26	9	3
27	9	3
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	11	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100