Faisalabad weather in December

In December, Faisalabad sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Faisalabad's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faisalabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:05 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
24%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Faisalabad is city in Punjab, Pakistan.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 36.5 µg/m³ · 2013
Density
2,994/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical December day in Faisalabad reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22410
32410
42410
52310
62310
72310
8239
9239
10229
11229
12229
13229
14229
15229
16218
17218
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21218
22208
23208
24207
25207
26207
27207
28197
29197
30197
31197

How December really feels in Faisalabad

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.

Faisalabad 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
Jan19° / 193.410.27.5
Feb22° / 10°315.110.97.8
Mar28° / 15°385.211.86.9
Apr35° / 21°274.912.73.1
May40° / 26°205.413.60.2
Jun40° / 28°507.2140.2
Jul37° / 29°11214.513.81.2
Aug37° / 28°10915.113.11.6
Sep36° / 26°638.512.22.3
Oct33° / 20°16311.24.6
Nov27° / 14°81.410.48.3
Dec21° / 111.6108.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48614
58515
68515
78515
88416
98416
108416
118317
128317
138317
148317
158317
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208416
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248416
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268416
278416
288218
298218
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Faisalabad gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.6 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
44
54
64
75
85
95
105
115
125
135
145
155
165
175
185
195
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246
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276
287
297
307
317

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4946
5955
6955
7955
8955
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20982
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:54 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:545:00
210.16:555:00
310.16:565:00
410.16:575:00
510.16:575:01
610.06:585:01
710.06:595:01
810.07:005:01
910.07:005:01
1010.07:015:01
1110.07:025:01
1210.07:025:02
1310.07:035:02
1410.07:045:02
1510.07:045:02
1610.07:055:03
1710.07:055:03
1810.07:065:03
1910.07:075:04
2010.07:075:04
2110.07:085:05
2210.07:085:05
2310.07:085:06
2410.07:095:06
2510.07:095:07
2610.07:105:07
2710.07:105:08
2810.07:105:08
2910.07:115:09
3010.07:115:10
3110.07:115:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.39 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 3.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Faisalabad

In seasonPeak

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

Faisalabad's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Faisalabad sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Faisalabad?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Faisalabad in December

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

In December, Faisalabad sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Faisalabad 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 Faisalabad peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Nov 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Low
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Faisalabad 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 Faisalabad is worst in December — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (May, 23 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Faisalabad's WHO annual average of 36.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 1657 µg/m³May 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Faisalabad?

Faisalabad sits at 31.4°N, 73.1°E, 186 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Nankana Sahib, 59 km away.

LahoreAmritsarSialkotMultanIslamabadMurreePeshawar

Topography around Faisalabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Faisalabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Faisalabad is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Nankana Sahib 59 km · Lahore 121 km · Amritsar 171 km · Sialkot 181 km · Multan 205 km · Islamabad 256 km · Murree 279 km · Peshawar 321 km

Pakistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,596
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 493
Religion
Muslim 96%Hindu 2%Christian 1%

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 Faisalabad (31.4155°, 73.0897°, elevation 186 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).