Sialkot weather in December

In December, Sialkot sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 24 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sialkot's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sialkot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
29%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Sialkot is city in Punjab, Pakistan.

Density
302/km²
people per km²

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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sialkot reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12310
2229
3229
4229
5229
6229
7219
8219
9219
10219
11218
12218
13208
14208
15208
16208
17208
18208
19198
20197
21197
22197
23197
24197
25197
26197
27197
28187
29187
30187
31187

How December really feels in Sialkot

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.

Sialkot weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 525.210.16.9
Feb21° / 10°957.510.87.0
Mar26° / 14°977.811.87.1
Apr33° / 19°597.212.84.1
May38° / 23°287.213.61.3
Jun38° / 26°909.214.10.8
Jul35° / 27°26821.313.92.0
Aug33° / 26°2302113.22.6
Sep33° / 24°819.312.24.0
Oct30° / 18°162.311.26.2
Nov25° / 12°211.910.38.8
Dec20° / 242.99.97.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
47921
57921
67822
77822
87723
97723
107624
117624
127624
137624
147525
157525
167525
177525
187624
197624
207822
217822
227822
237822
247822
257822
267822
277822
287723
297723
307624
317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sialkot gets around 24 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
37
48
58
69
79
810
910
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1710
1810
1910
209
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
2810
2910
3010
3111

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 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 6:51 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:514:52
210.06:524:52
310.06:534:52
410.06:534:52
510.06:544:52
610.06:554:52
79.96:564:52
89.96:564:52
99.96:574:53
109.96:584:53
119.96:594:53
129.96:594:53
139.97:004:53
149.97:014:54
159.97:014:54
169.97:024:54
179.97:024:55
189.97:034:55
199.97:034:55
209.97:044:56
219.97:044:56
229.97:054:57
239.97:054:57
249.97:064:58
259.97:064:58
269.97:074:59
279.97:074:59
289.97:075:00
299.97:085:01
309.97:085:01
319.97:085:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 3.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sialkot

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sialkot sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Sialkot?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sialkot in December

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

In December, Sialkot sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Sialkot in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sialkot peaks around June 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 11UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr5Moderate
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Low
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sialkot 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 Sialkot is worst in December — around 262 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 105 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 18260 µg/m³Aug 12105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan250Very unhealthy
Feb211Very unhealthy
Mar163Very unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May108Unhealthy
Jun108Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug105Unhealthy
Sep122Unhealthy
Oct180Very unhealthy
Nov244Very unhealthy
Dec262Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sialkot?

Sialkot sits at 32.5°N, 74.5°E, 250 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Amritsar, 102 km away.

AmritsarLahoreNankana SahibFaisalabadMurreeIslamabadMuzaffarabadShimla

Topography around Sialkot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sialkot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 254 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,440 m.

The land around Sialkot is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
2,440 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Amritsar 102 km · Lahore 105 km · Nankana Sahib 140 km · Faisalabad 181 km · Murree 190 km · Islamabad 195 km · Muzaffarabad 231 km · Shimla 293 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 Sialkot (32.4927°, 74.5313°, elevation 250 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).