Jaleshwar weather in December

In December, Jaleshwar sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 Jaleshwar's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaleshwar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:48 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Jaleshwar is municipality in Mahottari District, Nepal.

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 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jaleshwar reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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 Jaleshwar

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.

Jaleshwar 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°131.910.58.8
Feb27° / 14°152.111.18.2
Mar33° / 19°132.711.84.6
Apr37° / 23°315.712.62.0
May37° / 26°9612.713.31.6
Jun35° / 27°22421.513.61.9
Jul33° / 27°41427.813.52.1
Aug33° / 27°29127.112.92.2
Sep32° / 26°23822.412.22.8
Oct32° / 22°576.211.45.0
Nov29° / 16°30.510.77.4
Dec25° / 12°60.710.49.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6928
7919
8919
9919
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
169010
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jaleshwar gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
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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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1365212
2375211
3395110
440519
541518
643498
745487
847476
949456
1051445
1153425
1256404
1358393
1460373
1563352
1665332
1767312
1870291
1972271
2074251
2175241
2277221
2378211
2479201
2580191
2681181
2782171
2883161
2984151
3085141
3186131

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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316calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:385:05
210.46:395:05
310.46:405:05
410.46:405:05
510.46:415:05
610.46:425:05
710.46:425:06
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1110.46:455:06
1210.46:465:07
1310.36:465:07
1410.36:475:07
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1610.36:485:08
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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 3.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
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183.8Moderate
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203.8Moderate
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223.8Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jaleshwar

In seasonPeak

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

Jaleshwar'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 Jaleshwar?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jaleshwar in December

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

In December, Jaleshwar sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Jaleshwar 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 Jaleshwar peaks around July 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 20UV 10Nov 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jaleshwar 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 Jaleshwar is worst in January — around 247 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12245 µg/m³Jul 1951 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan247Very unhealthy
Feb200Very unhealthy
Mar153Very unhealthy
Apr115Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep80Unhealthy
Oct134Unhealthy
Nov196Very unhealthy
Dec236Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jaleshwar?

Jaleshwar sits at 26.6°N, 85.8°E, 72 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Janakpur, 15 km away.

GaurLahānTriyugaRājbirājBirgañj

Topography around Jaleshwar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaleshwar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,302 m.

The land around Jaleshwar is covered by cropland (61%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
2,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Janakpur 15 km · Malaṅgawā 33 km · Siraha 41 km · Gaur 54 km · Lahān 68 km · Triyuga 91 km · Rājbirāj 95 km · Birgañj 100 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
Hindu 81%Buddhist 8%Muslim 5%Kirat 3%

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 Jaleshwar (26.6487°, 85.8°, elevation 72 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).