Banihāl Weather in December
Banihāl in December
The short of it: Banihāl in December averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -1° · rain 75 mm · daylight 9 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Banihāl an average December high of 11°, a low of -1° and some 75 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 11°, with nights near -1°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 57 min in mid-December, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Banihāl runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Dooru Verinag, 14 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Banihāl, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 35 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dooru VerinagJammu and Kashmir | 14 km NNE | 10° | -1° | 78 mm |
| KokernagJammu and Kashmir | 19 km NE | 8° | -3° | 75 mm |
| RāmbanJammu and Kashmir | 22 km S | 16° | 4° | 47 mm |
| QāzigundJammu and Kashmir | 23 km NNW | 11° | -1° | 69 mm |
| Patha DeōsarJammu and Kashmir | 25 km NNW | 11° | -1° | 65 mm |
| AchhībalJammu and Kashmir | 28 km N | 11° | -1° | 71 mm |
| KulgamJammu and Kashmir | 28 km NW | 10° | -1° | 64 mm |
| Ashmuji KhalsaJammu and Kashmir | 29 km NNW | 11° | -1° | 62 mm |