Cherrapunjee Weather in December
Cherrapunjee in December
The short of it: Cherrapunjee in December averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 10 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 16 mm · daylight 10 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & February
December in Cherrapunjee brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 8°, with about 16 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 16 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 34 min in mid-December, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Cherrapunjee runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Shella, 15 km to the SSW, is 7° warmer by day.
December in Cherrapunjee, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 28 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShellaMeghalaya | 15 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 8.0 mm |
| ChhātakSylhet Division | 29 km S | 26° | 14° | 9.0 mm |
| MairangMeghalaya | 30 km NNW | 17° | 6° | 17 mm |
| NongumlongMeghalaya | 32 km NNE | 17° | 7° | 12 mm |
| ShillongMeghalaya | 35 km NNE | 17° | 7° | 12 mm |
| NongthymmaiMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 17° | 7° | 12 mm |
| LaitumkhrahMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 17° | 7° | 12 mm |
| SunāmganjSylhet Division | 39 km SW | 26° | 14° | 6.0 mm |