Birendranagar weather in December

In December, Birendranagar sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 16 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Birendranagar's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birendranagar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 16 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:09 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Birendranagar is city.

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical December day in Birendranagar reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7

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

How December really feels in Birendranagar

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Birendranagar weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 7°	42	4.5	10.4	7.3
Feb	22° / 10°	40	4.4	11	8.0
Mar	27° / 13°	26	3	11.8	7.7
Apr	32° / 18°	18	4	12.7	4.6
May	34° / 22°	39	7.2	13.4	3.5
Jun	33° / 24°	293	18	13.8	3.1
Jul	30° / 24°	642	30.3	13.6	2.7
Aug	30° / 24°	556	30.2	13	2.7
Sep	29° / 23°	244	22.6	12.2	3.8
Oct	28° / 18°	38	4.9	11.3	7.4
Nov	25° / 13°	7	1.1	10.6	9.1
Dec	20° / 9°	16	1.4	10.2	8.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

	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 (%)	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	82	82
Cloudier (%)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Birendranagar gets around 16 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9

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

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 91% 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 (%)	71	73	75	76	78	80	82	83	85	87	88	89	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	29	27	25	24	22	20	18	17	15	13	12	11	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	71	29
2	73	27
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	78	22
6	80	20
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	94	6
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 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 6:59 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:28 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)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:16
Sunset (PM)	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:59	5:18
2	10.3	7:00	5:18
3	10.3	7:00	5:18
4	10.3	7:01	5:18
5	10.3	7:02	5:18
6	10.3	7:03	5:18
7	10.2	7:03	5:18
8	10.2	7:04	5:18
9	10.2	7:05	5:18
10	10.2	7:05	5:19
11	10.2	7:06	5:19
12	10.2	7:07	5:19
13	10.2	7:07	5:19
14	10.2	7:08	5:20
15	10.2	7:08	5:20
16	10.2	7:09	5:20
17	10.2	7:10	5:21
18	10.2	7:10	5:21
19	10.2	7:11	5:21
20	10.2	7:11	5:22
21	10.2	7:12	5:22
22	10.2	7:12	5:23
23	10.2	7:13	5:23
24	10.2	7:13	5:24
25	10.2	7:14	5:24
26	10.2	7:14	5:25
27	10.2	7:14	5:25
28	10.2	7:15	5:26
29	10.2	7:15	5:27
30	10.2	7:15	5:27
31	10.2	7:16	5:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 3.71 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)	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
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	3.9	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Birendranagar

In seasonPeak

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

Birendranagar's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Birendranagar?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Birendranagar for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Birendranagar in December

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

In December, Birendranagar sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Birendranagar 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 Birendranagar peaks around August 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (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	4	8	8	9	10	8	10	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Birendranagar 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 Birendranagar is worst in April — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 30 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)	79	70	59	80	56	52	30	31	35	51	69	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	79	Unhealthy
Feb	70	Unhealthy
Mar	59	Unhealthy
Apr	80	Unhealthy
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	52	Poor
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	35	Poor
Oct	51	Poor
Nov	69	Unhealthy
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Birendranagar?

Birendranagar sits at 28.6°N, 81.6°E, 697 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dailekh, 29 km away.

Topography around Birendranagar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birendranagar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 733 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,971 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,534 m.

The land around Birendranagar is covered by trees (41%), cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

484 m

trees 41%

16 km

1,971 m

trees 85%

80 km

4,534 m

trees 70%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

December weather nearby: Dailekh 29 km · Ṭikāpur 49 km · Gulariyā 51 km · Nepalgunj 61 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 84 km · Dipayal 99 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 101 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 127 km

Nepal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / D / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,536; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 16%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.1; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 16.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 514
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 Birendranagar (28.5967°, 81.6166°, elevation 697 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	22	10
2	22	10
3	22	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	21	10
9	21	9
10	21	9
11	21	9
12	21	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	8
19	20	8
20	20	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	19	8
26	19	8
27	19	8
28	19	7
29	19	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	71	29
2	73	27
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	78	22
6	80	20
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	94	6
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	71	29
2	73	27
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	78	22
6	80	20
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	94	6
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	71	29
2	73	27
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	78	22
6	80	20
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	94	6
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1