Dhankutā weather in December

In December, Dhankutā sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dhankutā's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhankutā's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 12 mm; 2.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 6:43 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Dhankutā is human settlement.

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dhankutā reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°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)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Dhankutā weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 6°	24	5.2	10.5	6.6
Feb	20° / 8°	34	6.5	11	6.9
Mar	24° / 11°	45	8.2	11.8	7.3
Apr	27° / 15°	103	15.5	12.6	5.8
May	27° / 19°	229	25.5	13.3	4.3
Jun	27° / 21°	447	29.2	13.7	3.4
Jul	27° / 22°	664	31	13.5	3.2
Aug	27° / 22°	493	30.9	13	3.2
Sep	27° / 21°	360	27.7	12.2	3.8
Oct	25° / 16°	100	13.9	11.4	6.5
Nov	22° / 11°	20	3.7	10.7	8.1
Dec	19° / 7°	12	2.6	10.3	7.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

	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 (%)	77	77	77	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76
Cloudier (%)	23	23	23	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dhankutā gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12

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

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 99% 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 (%)	95	95	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 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 6:33 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:09 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)	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49
Sunset (PM)	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:33	4:58
2	10.4	6:33	4:58
3	10.4	6:34	4:58
4	10.4	6:35	4:58
5	10.4	6:36	4:58
6	10.4	6:36	4:59
7	10.4	6:37	4:59
8	10.4	6:38	4:59
9	10.3	6:38	4:59
10	10.3	6:39	4:59
11	10.3	6:40	5:00
12	10.3	6:40	5:00
13	10.3	6:41	5:00
14	10.3	6:41	5:00
15	10.3	6:42	5:01
16	10.3	6:43	5:01
17	10.3	6:43	5:01
18	10.3	6:44	5:02
19	10.3	6:44	5:02
20	10.3	6:45	5:03
21	10.3	6:45	5:03
22	10.3	6:46	5:04
23	10.3	6:46	5:04
24	10.3	6:47	5:05
25	10.3	6:47	5:05
26	10.3	6:47	5:06
27	10.3	6:48	5:06
28	10.3	6:48	5:07
29	10.3	6:49	5:07
30	10.3	6:49	5:08
31	10.3	6:49	5:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.55 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)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	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	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	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	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dhankutā

In seasonPeak

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

Dhankutā's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Dhankutā?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dhankutā in December

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

In December, Dhankutā sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Dhankutā 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 Dhankutā peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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	4	9	8	9	8	12	10	10	7	4	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Dhankutā 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 Dhankutā is worst in January — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 24 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)	112	103	87	70	55	42	24	30	39	61	85	107
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	112	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	87	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	55	Unhealthy
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	61	Unhealthy
Nov	85	Unhealthy
Dec	107	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dhankutā?

Dhankutā sits at 27.0°N, 87.3°E, 1,188 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dharān, 20 km away.

Topography around Dhankutā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhankutā has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,143 m.

The land around Dhankutā is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,266 m

trees 86%

16 km

2,546 m

trees 84%

80 km

5,143 m

trees 67%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

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

December weather nearby: Dharān 20 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 36 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 45 km · Inaruwa 46 km · Biratnagar 59 km · Ilām 60 km · Triyuga 66 km · Rājbirāj 76 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 Dhankutā (26.9833°, 87.3333°, elevation 1,188 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	21	9
2	21	9
3	20	9
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	8
7	20	8
8	20	8
9	20	8
10	20	8
11	20	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	7
16	19	7
17	19	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0